Long-term radiographic assessment of secondary alveolar bone grafting outcomes in patients with alveolar clefts

The objective of this study was to assess the outcomes of secondary alveolar bone grafting (SABG) in patients with complete, unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) operated on before eruption of the permanent canine. Sixty-five periapical radiographs from 41 patients with left UCLP and 24 with right...

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Published in:Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology and endodontics oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology and endodontics, 2005-09, Vol.100 (3), p.271-277
Main Authors: Trindade, Ivy Kiemle, Mazzottini, Reinaldo, da Silva Filho, Omar Gabriel, Trindade, Inge Elly Kiemle, Deboni, Maria Cristina Zindel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alveolar Process - abnormalities
Alveolar Process - diagnostic imaging
Alveolar Process - surgery
Alveoloplasty - methods
Biological and medical sciences
Bone Transplantation - diagnostic imaging
Bone Transplantation - physiology
Child
Cleft Lip - surgery
Cleft Palate - diagnostic imaging
Cleft Palate - surgery
Cuspid - physiology
Dentistry
Humans
Medical sciences
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - methods
Radiography
Retrospective Studies
Tooth Eruption
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Summary:The objective of this study was to assess the outcomes of secondary alveolar bone grafting (SABG) in patients with complete, unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) operated on before eruption of the permanent canine. Sixty-five periapical radiographs from 41 patients with left UCLP and 24 with right UCLP (9 to 12 years old at SABG), were analyzed retrospectively for the amount of bone in the cleft site according to the Bergland and Chelsea scales, and for the occurrence of canine eruption (CE) through the neoformed bone. Of the cases, 71% were classified as Bergland type I and Chelsea type A; 15% as types II/C, and 14% could not be classified. CE was observed in 95% of the cases operated on 4 years before the study. SABG performed before CE is a procedure with a high rate of success. The radiographic scales proved to be important instruments for assessing surgical outcomes.
ISSN:1079-2104
1528-395X
DOI:10.1016/j.tripleo.2005.03.012