Table 2: Meta-analysis: Type and number of complications according to the reconstructive technique [11] (PUB-MED and Compludoc articles between 1983-2008: 15 articles = 1072 cases).
|
Vestibular flap |
Primary closure |
Bichat ball flap |
Palatal flap |
Fistula |
8 (10.39%) |
5 (6.5%) |
1 (1.30%) |
9 (11.68%) |
Air/fluid leak
|
|
|
|
5 (65%) |
Damage to the tooth from the flap
|
|
|
|
3 (3.9%)
|
Herniation
|
|
|
3 (3.9%)
|
|
Excessive granulation
|
|
|
7 (9.09%) |
2 (2.59%)
|
Partial necrosis |
|
|
2 (2.59%)
|
12 (15.58%) |
Suture dehiscence
|
3 (3.9%)
|
|
|
|