Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 1 , Pages 7-15 , January 2008

Superiorly or Inferiorly Based “Islanded” Nasolabial Flap for Buccal Mucosa Defects Reconstruction

  • Nikolaos Lazaridis, DDS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Head of Department, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, G. Papanikolaou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests Dr Lazaridis: 10 Mitr Gennadiou Street, Thessaloniki GR 54631, Greece
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  • Ioannis Tilaveridis, DDS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Aristotle’s University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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  • Dimitrios Karakasis, DDS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Emeritus Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental School, Aristotle’s University, Thessaloniki, Greece.

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PII: S0278-2391(06)01442-X

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.06.285

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 1 , Pages 7-15 , January 2008

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