1Professor & HOD, Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Sri Siddhartha Dental College and Hospital, Tumkur, Karnataka
2Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Sri Siddhartha Dental College and Hospital, Tumkur, Karnataka
3Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Sri Siddhartha Dental College and Hospital, Tumkur, Karnataka
*Address for Correspondence: Dr. Marimallappa. T.R, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Sri Siddhartha Dental College and Hospital, Tumkur, Karnataka, E-mail: drmarimallappa@gmail.com
Online published on 18 May, 2016.
The classic Nasolabial flap a simple alternative to complex nodes of reconstruction, is an oblique cheek flap that is superiorly or inferiorly based. The need for reconstruction of the floor of the mouth for the functional rehabilitation following resection of the malignancy. The Nasolabial flap for replacement of soft tissue in the floor of the mouth represents a functional and aesthetically satisfactory alternative to reconstruction by microvascular flap. The following report describes reconstruction of the floor of the mouth after the resection of the malignancy with bilateral Nasolabial flap.
Squamous cell carcinoma, floor of the mouth, reconstruction, Nasolabial flap
