Buccal mucosa graft is usually used in a second operation. A buccal mucosa graft from the lower lip was used for large fistula reconstruction in one patients. The patient previously had been operated on several times at another center. The use of the buccal mucosa graft for urethral reconstruction in complex urethroplasties is a successful method with a low incidence of complications.

Functional analysis of lung ventilation in salamanders combined with historical analysis of respiratory pumps provides new perspectives on the evolution of breathing mechanisms in vertebrates. Lung ventilation in the aquatic salamander Necturus maculosus was examined by means of rineradiography. measurement of buccal and pleuroperitoneal cavity pressures, and electromyography of hypaxial muscul...

nevus of ota is a condition wherein the typical pattern of the bluish black pigmentation is noticed along with the cutaneous distribution of the trigeminal nerve. this condition is most prevalent in japanese population but comparatively rare among indians. we report a case of 23-year-old female presented with unilateral pigmented areas over the skin of forehead, malar area, ear and periorbital ...

Currently, pharmaceutical companies are working on innovative methods, processes and products. Oral mucoadhesive systems, such as tablets, gels, polymer films, among these possible systems possess many advantages, including the possibility to be applied in swallowing problems. The present study focused formulating buccal films investigating physical physical–chemical properties of films. Sodium...

We describe a pair of cerebral-to-buccal interneurons, CBI-5/6, which have outputs and inputs in two ganglia. The soma in the cerebral ganglion received synaptic inputs during buccal motor programs (BMPs) and after mechanical stimulation of the lips. During BMPs the soma received antidromic spikes generated in processes in the buccal ganglion. The soma was driven into a plateau potential by eac...

The collection of buccal cells provides a noninvasive method for obtaining DNA for genetic studies. Here we report the results on buccal cell genotyping from our ongoing study of childhood leukemia in Northern California. We have collected buccal samples from children ranging in age from 4 months to 15 years using an interviewer- or nurse-administered protocol using a cytology brush. Initial re...