Clinical and Histological Basis for the Use of Nasolabial Tissues in the Surgical Management of Oral Submucous Fibrosis

摘要

Purpose: The authors planned a clinical and histopathologic study to examine the behavior of nasolabial tissues (full-thickness skin flap) after being inset into the oral cavity for oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) under the premise that skin that is foreign tissue to the oral cavity would be devoid of pathologic changes.