Reconstruction Of Oral And Maxillofacial Defects Using Temporal Muscle Flap

Temporal muscle flap is usefull for the reconstruction of tissue defect at the oral and maxillofacial area. This article reports 3 cases of temporal muscle flap for the soft tissue reconstruction of infraorbital, palatal and mandibular retromolar area after tumor ablation. The advantages and disadvantage, postoperative complications and technical variations were reviewed and our 3 cases were evaluated in this aspects.