Vol. 11 – Number 41 – 2019 IMPLANT DENTAL NOTEBOOK Review article Page 64-68 Management of oroantral communication using buccal fat pad – case report Luiz Henrique de Melo Nogueira1 Luciano Henrique Ferreira Lima2 Antônio Dionízio de Albuquerque Neto3 Manoel Roque Paraiso Santos Filho4 Carla Lorena Santos5 Abstract The oroantral communication is a common complication, often related to extractions of posterior maxillary teeth due to close contact with the shoot tips root of the floor of the maxillary sinus. Its diagnosis is based on clinical history and imaging findings. This study aims to review the literature to demonstrate the facilities, as well as advantages and disadvantages of the use of the Bichat ball at close of oroantral communication, presenting one clinical case using this technique. Descriptors: Oral surgery, oroantral fistula, fat body. 1 Newton Paiva University Center, Faculty of Dentistry – Belo Horizonte / MG, Brazil. 2 Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Department of Dentistry, Belo Horizonte / MG, Brazil. 3 Municipal Hospital Dr. Mário Gatti, Buccomaxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology, Campinas / SP, Brazil. 4 Mandaqui Hospital Complex, Buccomaxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology, Diadema / SP, Brazil. 5 Newton Paiva University Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Belo Horizonte / MG, Brazil.
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