A novel clinical protocol for the greater palatine compression suture: A case report

• Main Authors: Mihir Raghavendra Kulkarni (Author), Leena Gangadhar Shettar (Author), Purva Vijay Bakshi (Author), Srinath Lakshman Thakur (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Bleeding from the palatal donor site is a worrisome complication of palatal soft tissue harvesting procedures and leads to considerable stress to both the patient and the surgeon. Several methods to control palatal hemorrhage have been suggested in literature, including a palatal suture, but a preci...