TY - JOUR
T1 - Preliminary report of two-stage secondary alveolar bone grafting for patients with bilateral cleft lip and palate
AU - Kamakura, S.
AU - Yamaguchis, T.
AU - Kochi, S.
AU - Sato, A.
AU - Motegi, K.
PY - 2003/9
Y1 - 2003/9
N2 - Objective: To overcome the difficulties of one-stage secondary alveolar bone grafting for patients with bilateral cleft lip and palate (BCLP) who have a broad alveolar cleft, the value of two-stage alveolar bone grafting was examined. Patients: Three patients (2 girls and 1 boy) with BCLP were treated by two-stage alveolar bone grafting. The procedure consisted of a first-stage surgery (mean age 8 year 6 months-7.8 months), which consisted of alveolar bone grafting for one side of the BCLP, and second-stage surgery for the contralateral side several months later. For the postoperative assessment, radiographs of the operated site were examined. Results: The average amount of implanted bone per operation and per patient was 6.8-1.1 g and 13.7 - 1.0 g, respectively. Postoperative clinical and radiographic examinations revealed that an appreciable alveolar bone ridge had formed, and there were no major complications. Conclusions: Two-stage alveolar bone grafting, which makes it possible to reduce the amount of implanted bone, could be an optional surgical procedure for patients with BCLP and a broad alveolar cleft.
AB - Objective: To overcome the difficulties of one-stage secondary alveolar bone grafting for patients with bilateral cleft lip and palate (BCLP) who have a broad alveolar cleft, the value of two-stage alveolar bone grafting was examined. Patients: Three patients (2 girls and 1 boy) with BCLP were treated by two-stage alveolar bone grafting. The procedure consisted of a first-stage surgery (mean age 8 year 6 months-7.8 months), which consisted of alveolar bone grafting for one side of the BCLP, and second-stage surgery for the contralateral side several months later. For the postoperative assessment, radiographs of the operated site were examined. Results: The average amount of implanted bone per operation and per patient was 6.8-1.1 g and 13.7 - 1.0 g, respectively. Postoperative clinical and radiographic examinations revealed that an appreciable alveolar bone ridge had formed, and there were no major complications. Conclusions: Two-stage alveolar bone grafting, which makes it possible to reduce the amount of implanted bone, could be an optional surgical procedure for patients with BCLP and a broad alveolar cleft.
KW - Alveolar bone grafting
KW - Bilateral cleft lip
KW - Palate
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U2 - 10.1597/1545-1569(2003)040<0449:PROTSA>2.0.CO;2
DO - 10.1597/1545-1569(2003)040<0449:PROTSA>2.0.CO;2
M3 - Article
C2 - 12943445
AN - SCOPUS:0141453314
VL - 40
SP - 449
EP - 452
JO - Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal
JF - Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal
SN - 1055-6656
IS - 5
ER -