The objective was to describe the use of the Bichat fat ball flap in the closure of palatal defects immediately after surgical resection. Clinical cases: clinical case number 1 (60-year-old man) presented to the consultation with an increase in volume of the soft palate mucosa, ovoid in shape, not painful on palpation, similar coloration of the palate mucosa, of 3 cm in diameter and 4 months of evolution that makes it uncomfortable to talk and feed. Clinical case number 2 (a 61-year-old man) attended the consultation with a lesion in the upper jaw at the level of the palate with a pathological diagnosis of pleomorphic adenoma. In both cases, tumor resection and immediate reconstruction were performed using a Bichat fat ball. The defects were covered only by the adipose tissue mentioned, generating a restitution ad integrum of the oral mucosa, they evolved favorably, without postoperative...

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of dry socket as a postoperative complication in cases where there was intense local pain in the preoperative state, during the preventive mandatory social isolation (PMSI) for the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina. Methods: This was a descriptive study, which included 1209 walk-in patients at the emergency and orientational service at Buenos Aires University School of Dentistry during the PMSI from March 20 to June 20, 2020, with indication for dental extraction as well as intense acute pain at the surgical site. The presence of dry socket was exploratoryly associated with the variables age, sex, smoking and chronic medication use. Results: 1209 patients were operated, resulting in a total 1372 dental extractions. Average patient age was 41 years. The prevalence found in this study was 1.06%. Conclusion: The prevalence of dry socket was 1%, not being h...