Closure of Oro-antral Communication

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     Palatal Flap

    • Palatal Rotational Advancement Flap most common

    (see diagram below).

    • Others include Palatal Pedicle Island Flap 

      (Henderson),
    • V-shaped Palatal Flap (Krueger) &
    • Split-Thickness Palatal Flap (Ito & Hara).

    Post-op Regime:

    Alternative Ways of Closing Oro-Antral Communications:

    • Buccal fat pad
    • Laser bio-stimulation (over 5 days)
    • Transplantation of a mature wisdom tooth (followed by root canal treatment of 

      the tooth 5 – 6 weeks later)
    • Bony block removed from the chin and used to plug the OAC (Autogenous 

      Mono-cortical Bone Blocks)

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