A skin flap sustained by a blood-carrying stem from the donor site during transfer, in periodontal surgery, a flap used to increase the width of attached gingiva, or to cover a root surface, by moving the attached gingiva, which remains joined at one side, to an adjacent position and suturing the free end. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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one consisting of the full thickness of the skin and the subcutaneous tissue, attached by tissue through which it receives its blood supply. Called also pedicle graft.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. in periodontal surgery, a flap used to increase the width of attached gingiva, or to cover a root surface, by moving the attached gingiva, which remains joined at one side, to an adjacent position and suturing the free end. Term is considered obsolete in some disciplines (plastic surgery).
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