Regional morpho-functional features of the microvascular blood-flow of the hard palate

Prevention of bone resorption in the peri-implant area involves the use of hard palate epithelial mucous autograft. Objective: Identify regional specifics of microvascular blood flow of the hard palate mucosa which are required to from a viable epithelial autograft. Material: The histological structure and the microvascular blood flow was studied in experimental animals (n=7) as well as intraoperational samples of hard palate mucosa of patients (n=39) before dental implantation was performed. The following methods were used: intra- and extravascular impregnation with various layers of silver, light optical and electronic microscopy. Outcomes: the buffer areas of the hard palate mucosa were identified the microvascular blood flow of which is capable of providing sustainable epithelial autografts.