A Study on the Effects of Bone Grafting in Cleft Lip and Palate

[Secondary bone grafting in cleft lip and palate].

Results of reconstruction of residual alveolar bone defects in 52 patients operated between 1990-1998 were evaluated clinically and radiographically in a retrospective study. Ages ranged between 9-37; 30 were males. The donor site of bone grafts in all was particulate cancellous marrow from the anterior iliac crest. 32 had unilateral clefts and 20 bilateral. Total cleft sites treated was 72. Be...

modern surgical techniques in treatment of patients with cleft lip & cleft palate

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Cleft lip and Palate: A 30-year Epidemiologic Study in North-East of Iran

Introduction: Cleft lip and palate are among the most common congenital anomalies worldwide. This study was conducted in order to explore the incidence and related factors of cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) among live births in Mashhad, North-Eastern Iran.   Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, records of 28,519 infants born between March 1982 and March 2011 at three major hospi...

!e Impact of Alveolar Bone Grafting on Cleft Lip and Palate: A literature review

Bone Grafting in the Cleft Palate Patient

During the last 20 years a new concept arose among surgeons performing cleft lip and palate repair: the defect represents not only a cleft but also a failure of development with a deficiency of tissue; the corollary is that the absent bony tissue should be replaced by bone grafts. It was reasoned that early replacement of the deficient bone would promote satisfactory maxillary development and m...