Journal
PERIODONTOLOGY 2000
Volume -, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/prd.12466
Keywords
tissue grafts; treatment errors; morbidity; pain; photobiomodulation; biologic agents
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- University of Michigan Graduate Periodontics Research Fund
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Palatal-tissue harvesting is a common procedure in periodontal and peri-implant plastic surgery, but it can lead to complications and treatment errors. This chapter discusses these issues and approaches to reduce patient morbidity and accelerate wound healing.
Palatal-tissue harvesting is a routinely performed procedure in periodontal and peri-implant plastic surgery. Over the years, several surgical approaches have been attempted with the aim of obtaining autogenous soft-tissue grafts while minimizing patient morbidity, which is considered the most common drawback of palatal harvesting. At the same time, treatment errors during the procedure may increase not only postoperative discomfort or pain but also the risk of developing other complications, such as injury to the greater palatine artery, prolonged bleeding, wound/flap sloughing, necrosis, infection, and inadequate graft size or quality. This chapter described treatment errors and complications of palatal harvesting techniques, together with approaches for reducing patient morbidity and accelerating donor site wound healing. The role of biologic agents, photobiomodulation therapy, local and systemic factors, and genes implicated in palatal wound healing are also discussed.
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