Reconstruction of Intraoral Maxillary Defect With Buccal Fat Pad

All 27 intraoral maxillary defect patients were adequately repaired. After surgery, all patients had a favorable wound healing in their first month of follow-up. The surface changed from the typical fatty yellow to a pale yellow-white color after 3 to 4 days, and all fatty surfaces were covered by newly formed reepithelized mucosa in 3 to 4 weeks. The mouth opening and graft was also satisfactory in 7 patients who received adjuvant radiotherapy for carcinoma. So, we conclude that the use of BFP in intraoral maxillary defects is a clinically effective, convenient, safe, and quick method of repair for small to medium-sized defects.