Buccal fat pad graft in oral and maxillofacial surgery-A review

Authors

  • R. Kumar MPH Scholar, IIPH Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2018.5.4.1

Keywords:

Buccal fat pad, graft, Oroantral fistula, oral sub-mucous fibrosis, resections, reconstructions

Abstract

Buccal fat pad is much underutilized graft in oral and maxillofacial surgeries. Although, it has been recognized in early seventeenth century, but its use in different conditions as a graft was popularized after mid eighteenth. This article encompasses various aspects of buccal fat pad including its anatomy, development, clinical significance and uses as a graft in much reconstructive procedures in oral and maxillofacial surgery cases e.g. Oroantral fistula, oral sub-mucous fibrosis, resections, reconstructions cases.

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Published

2018-12-30

How to Cite

R. Kumar. (2018). Buccal fat pad graft in oral and maxillofacial surgery-A review. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences, 5(4), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2018.5.4.1