Long-term results of vestibulo-plasty of the mandible

This is a preliminary report on the long-term results of vestibulo- and mouth-floor-plasty. From 1968 until the present time, more than 200 patients with mandibular atrophy have been treated. All patients underwent vestibulo- and mouth-floor-plasty with skin-grafting. The purposes of this investigation, which was done in the Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery in co-operation with the Prosthodontic Department, were: (a) to determine the rate of resorption of the mandible after vestibulo-plasty; (b) to determine the histological behaviour of the skin-grafts; and (c) to investigate the number of mental nerve disturbances and achieve an impression of the overall result of this surgical procedure.