A Surgical Technique for the Management of Suction Cup-Induced Palatal Perforation: A Technical Note
ZD20-ZD21
Correspondence
Dr. Saeedeh khajehahmadi,
Dental Research Center of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences,Vakilabad Blvd, Mashhad, P.O. Box: 91735-984, Iran.
E-mail : khajehahmadis@mums.ac.ir, saeedeh.ahmady@yahoo.com
Suction cap-induced palatal perforation is uncommon today. In the surgical management of such a complication, the surgeon should consider the large bony defect hidden behind the small slit in the palatal mucosa. In this article a case is presented,in which a combination of anteriorly based inferior turbinate flap and posteriorly based palatal submucosal flap solved the problem properly. The advantages of this technique are two-layer closure and predictability of the technique.