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Oral keratinocytes have been grown in sheets in the laboratory from small oral biopsies from four patients undergoing reconstructive oral surgery. These sheets have been successfully applied to mucosal surfaces and good clinical results obtained, with accelerated healing of mucosal defects. These results indicate that keratinocyte grafts can be used in mucosal sites, and may have applications as an alternative to skin grafts in the mouth
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Langdon, J., Williams, D., Navsaria, H. et al. Autologous keratinocyte grafting: a new technique for intra-oral reconstruction. Br Dent J 171, 87–90 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4807616
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