Treatment of Oroantral Communication Using the Lateral Palatal Sliding Flap Technique

Figure 2

During the surgical procedure (a) an incision was made to allow for the removal of the soft tissue collar. The bone lesion was 12 mm in diameter. A pedicle flap was (b) elevated, (c) laterally slid to cover the defect without tension, and (d) sutured while maintaining a bare surgical bed covered by the periosteum and a thin layer of connective tissue.

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