THE METHOD FOR CLOSING EXTRACTION SOCKET, PART IV: CLOSING @THE MAXILLARY POSTERIOR REGION
THE METHOD FOR CLOSING EXTRACTION SOCKET, PART IV: CLOSING @THE MAXILLARY POSTERIOR REGION 抜歯窩閉鎖法パート IV: 上顎後方部における閉鎖 SPLIT PALATAL FLAP TO CLOSE THE RECIPIENT EXTRACTION SITE スプリット口蓋弁を使用する受容抜歯窩の閉鎖 When we perform immediate implant insertion to the immediate (or delayed) extraction socket, complete closing of the mucosa may be considered to be difficult. Although several methods of the closing the extraction socket have been proposed, complete closing seems to be difficult clinically. The method of split palatal flap technique to close the immediate extraction socket may be useful for a solution to the problem when the palatal flap is very thin . Advantages of the method are: 1) simple and easy procedures. 2) useful in the maxillary posterior region that has the thin mucosa. Shortcomings are: 1) extensive flap elevation. 2) morbidity with flap elevation with split incision such as bleeding. 3) sometim...