Mucoperiosteal flap

The mucoperiosteal flap (from tunica mucosa ( Latin: tunica , skin ',' tissue (layer) ', mucus ' mucus '), short: mucosa) is the abbreviation for the mucosal periosteal flap, ( English: mucoperiosteal flap ) a flap of the oral mucosa, which is firmly connected to the underlying periosteum (bone membrane ). In maxillofacial surgery, the mucoperiosteal flap is dissected from the bone after the incision using a raspatory and is used to close the wound after the operation.

Mucoperiosteal flap according to Rehrmann

The Mukoperiostlappen according to Rehrmann (also Trapezlappenplastik , Rehrmann-Plastik ) is a trapezoidal flap, first described by Alfred Rehrmann in 1936, becoming wider, pedunculated flap whose periosteum is slit in order to be able to stretch it accordingly. It is used for the plastic closure of a mouth-antrum connection .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mark Thomas Sebastian: Plastic periodontal surgery: practical working course . Schlütersche, 2002, ISBN 978-3-87706-644-7 , p. 26.
2. ↑ Thomas Weber: Memorix dentistry . Georg Thieme Verlag, December 16, 2009, ISBN 978-3-13-153623-5 , p. 301.

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