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Use of the cheek blade of the Dingman mouth gag to aid elevation of the buccal cheek flap in cleft palate surgery

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The use of additional mucosal bolstering of the nasal layer in cleft palate repairs is a commonly used technique. The buccal cheek mucosal flap is a common donor site. This flap is normally elevated using the surgeon's finger for counterpressure from the skin side of the cheek. A simple idea, using the cheek blade of the Dingman mouth gag externally, to serve as a stable platform to aid the elevation of this flap is presented.

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  1. Department of Plastic Surgery, LTMG Hospital, Sion, Mumbai 400022, India, , , , ,

    M. Jain,  S. Kadam,  M. Jagannathan &  V. Dixit

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Jain, .M., Kadam, .S., Jagannathan, .M. et al. Use of the cheek blade of the Dingman mouth gag to aid elevation of the buccal cheek flap in cleft palate surgery. Eur J Plast Surg 25, 287 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-002-0401-9

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