Clinical application of cultured oral epithelium for palatal wounds after palatoplasty: a preliminary report

• Published in: Oral diseases Vol. 5; no. 4; pp. 307 - 312
• Main Authors: Sumi, Y., Hata, K-I, Sawaki, Y., Mizuno, H., Ueda, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.1999; Blackwell
• Subjects: 3T3 Cells; Adult; allograft; Animals; Biological and medical sciences; Cells, Cultured; Cicatrix - etiology; Cicatrix - prevention & control; Cleft Lip - surgery; Cleft Palate - surgery; cultured oral epithelium; Dentistry; Epithelial Cells; Female; Head and neck surgery. Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics; Humans; Infant; Male; Maxillofacial Development; Medical sciences; Mice; Oral Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Palate - surgery; palatoplasty; push-back operation; Skin Transplantation - methods; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the upper aerodigestive tract; Wound Healing; Human; Surgical wound; Cell culture; Stomatology; Indication; Cleft; Infant; Epithelium; Congenital disease; Result; Plasty; Oral cavity; Treatment; Malformation; Surgery; Graft; Oral cavity disease; Palate; Technique; Application; Child

OBJECTIVE: Mucoperiosteal defects of the hard palate after palatoplasty scar causing scar contraction, leading to poor growth of the maxilla. The promotion of wound healing in these cases through cultured epithelial allografting has been reported. Cultured epithelial allografting was done using allo...