background and aims. palatal masticatory mucosa serves as donor material in periodontal plastic surgery. this study determined the palatal mucosal thickness in indian subjects aged 14−59 years by direct bone sounding and its association with gender and age. materials and methods. this observational study was conducted on 40 dentate systemically and periodontally healthy indians (age range of 14...

1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 2Department of Gynecology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 3Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 4Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kanagawa Children’s Medical Cent...

A review of the current scientific literature was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of minimally invasive periodontal regenerative surgery in the treatment of periodontal defects. The impact on clinical outcomes, surgical chair-time, side effects and patient morbidity were evaluated. An electronic search of PUBMED database from January 1987 to December 2011 was undertaken on dental journals u...

Arthur W Perry, Michael Sosin Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY; Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ; Division of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medi...

Figure 2 Cross-hair laser level. Plastic surgery relies on accurate preoperative evaluation and planning. The simple marker pen and tape measure have been essential tools of the trade, but modern tradesmen in engineering and other fields have moved on to more sophisticated devices. One such device is a laser level that emits a laser line (as opposed to a single dot), which can be orientated wit...

P lastic surgery is one of the most ancient forms of surgery, and its roots can be traced back to the time of Sushruta, the father of surgery (600 BC), 1 who is credited with performing the first ever reported plastic surgical procedures. The name, however , defies a clear understanding and an appropriate definition that could cover the entire scope of activities performed at the present moment...