Obturation and Tissue Transfer for Large Craniofacial Defects.

This article discusses various factors taken into consideration when deciding on which reconstructive option is ideal for a given patient and defect. For large craniofacial defects, reconstruction using tissue transfer is considered preferentially over obturation, although in select defects obturation using a traditional tooth- or implant-borne prosthetic obturator can be considered a viable option.
PMID: 32247438 [PubMed - in process]

Source: The Surgical Clinics of North America - April 7, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Schmidt CD, Patel SY, Woerner JE, Ghali GE Tags: Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am Source Type: research