Surgical Repositioning of the Premaxilla in Combination with Two-Stage Alveolar Bone Grafting in Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate

1998 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 304-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitsuyoshi Iino ◽  
Tomokazu Sasaki ◽  
Shoko Kochi ◽  
Masayuki Fukuda ◽  
Tetsu Takahashi ◽  
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Objective This paper introduces a surgical technique for premaxillary repositioning in combination with two-stage alveolar bone grafting for the correction of the premaxillary deformity of patients with bilateral cleft lip and palate (BCLP). The paper also reports on two patients with BCLP who underwent this surgical management. Surgical Procedure The operation is usually performed when the patient is 8 to 14 years of age. In the first stage of surgery, the side more accessible to the septopremaxillary junction is selected, and an osteotomy of the premaxilla and unilateral alveolar bone grafting are performed. Approximately 4 to 12 months after the first stage of surgery, contralateral alveolar bone grafting is carried out. Conclusion We have found that this surgical procedure is highly effective, because it ensures the blood supply to the premaxilla and minimizes the potential for surgical failure. Moreover, it affords wide exposure of the premaxillary bone surface, facilitating sufficient boney bridging and allowing for orthodontic tooth movement.

1998 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 304-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitsuyoshi Iino ◽  
Tomokazu Sasaki ◽  
Shoko Kochi ◽  
Masayuki Fukuda ◽  
Tetsu Takahashi ◽  
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2003 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 449-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Kamakura ◽  
T. Yamaguchi ◽  
S. Kochi ◽  
A. Sato ◽  
K. Motegi

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.


2017 ◽  
Vol 87 (6) ◽  
pp. 863-870 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aya Maeda-Iino ◽  
Minami Furukawa ◽  
Sangho Kwon ◽  
Kanako Marutani ◽  
Shoko Nakagawa ◽  
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ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the relationship between external apical root resorption (EARR) of the maxillary central incisors (U1), horizontal orthodontic tooth movement, and quantity of grafted bone in subjects with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) over an average duration of 8 years. Materials and Methods: Thirty subjects with UCLP were evaluated for EARR of U1 after edgewise treatment (T2). The teeth were classified as having no EARR, moderate EARR (combined into “no/moderate” EARR), or severe EARR. Frontal cephalometric radiographs acquired at eruption of U1 (T0), less than 6 months before secondary alveolar bone grafting (T1), and T2 were evaluated to determine the horizontal inclination (U1-axis angle) and distance of the root apex from the median line (U1-root–VL distance). On the cleft side, the quantities of grafted bone at less than 12 months postsecondary bone grafting and at T2 were evaluated using the alveolar bone graft (ABG) scale. Results: Cleft-adjacent teeth exhibited more severe EARR than did teeth on the noncleft side. The cleft side exhibited greater changes in U1-axis angle and U1-root–VL distance between T0 and T2 than did the noncleft side. On the cleft side, the ABG score at T2 in the severe EARR group was significantly lower than that in the no/moderate EARR group. These measurements were correlated with EARR grade. Conclusions: Cleft-adjacent U1 exhibited more severe EARR than did the U1 on the noncleft side, which might be associated with orthodontic treatment-induced changes in horizontal inclination and root apex movement. On the cleft side, severity of EARR may be correlated with the success of ABG.


2017 ◽  
Vol 87 (6) ◽  
pp. 855-862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aya Maeda-Iino ◽  
Kanako Marutani ◽  
Minami Furukawa ◽  
Shoko Nakagawa ◽  
Sangho Kwon ◽  
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ABSTRACT Objectives: To measure the root lengths of maxillary central incisors (U1) and evaluate the relationship among U1 root length, tooth movement, and type of treatment appliance in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate over a long-term follow-up period. Materials and Methods: Occlusal radiographs of 30 patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate, acquired less than 6 months before secondary alveolar bone grafting (SBG, T1) and after edgewise treatment (T2), were measured for U1 root length (R1 and R2, root lengths at T1 and T2, respectively). Frontal and lateral cephalometric radiographs acquired at eruption of U1 (T0), T1, and T2 were evaluated to determine the inclination and position of U1. Results: The average values of R1 and R2 on the cleft side were significantly lower than those on the noncleft side. Frontal cephalometric analysis revealed that the horizontal distance of the root apex from the median vertical line at T0 on the cleft side was significantly smaller than that on the noncleft side and was correlated with short U1 root length on the cleft side. On the other hand, R1 in patients treated with maxillary protraction appliances between T0 and T1 was significantly shorter than that in patients without maxillary protraction appliances. However, none of the changes in cephalometric measurements were correlated with root length. Conclusions: In patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate, the short root length of cleft-adjacent central incisors might be associated with the horizontal position of the root apex. In addition, orthodontic treatment with a maxillary protraction appliance before secondary alveolar bone grafting might be associated with short U1 root length.


2009 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 503-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Snehlata Oberoi ◽  
Radhika Chigurupati ◽  
Pawandeep Gill ◽  
William Y. Hoffman ◽  
Karin Vargervik

Objective: To assess the radiographic outcome of secondary alveolar bone grafting in individuals with nonsyndromic unilateral or bilateral cleft lip and palate using cone beam computed tomography. Methods: This prospective study was conducted at the University of California at San Francisco Center for Craniofacial Anomalies on 21 consecutive nonsyndromic complete cleft lip and palate individuals between 8 and 12 years of age who required alveolar bone grafting. Seventeen unilateral and four bilateral cleft lip and palate individuals had preoperative and postoperative cone beam computed tomography scans that were analyzed using Amira 3.1.1 software. Results: The average volume of the preoperative alveolar cleft defect in unilateral cleft lip and palate was 0.61 cm3, and the combined average volume of the right and left alveolar cleft defects in bilateral cleft lip and palate was 0.82 cm3. The average percentage bone fill in both unilateral cleft lip and palate and bilateral cleft lip and palate was 84%. The outcome of alveolar bone grafting was assessed in relation to (1) type of cleft, (2) size of preoperative cleft defect, (3) presence or absence of lateral incisor, (4) root development stage of the maxillary canine on the cleft side, (5) timing, and (6) surgeon. None of these parameters significantly influenced the radiographic outcome of alveolar bone grafting. Conclusions: Secondary alveolar bone grafting of the cleft defect in our center was successful, based on radiographic outcome using cone beam computed tomography scans. Volume rendering using cone beam computed tomography and Amira software is a reproducible and practical method to assess the preoperative alveolar cleft volume and the adequacy of bone fill postoperatively.


2005 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroki Kita ◽  
Shoko Kochi ◽  
Yoshimichi Imai ◽  
Atsushi Yamada ◽  
Tai Yamaguchi

Objective Documentation of the application of maxillary distraction osteogenesis using rigid external distraction (RED) with skeletal anchorage combined with predistraction alveolar bone grafting (ABG) in cleft maxilla. Design Case report. Patient A patient with numerous congenital missing teeth and severe maxillary deficiency related to complete bilateral cleft lip and palate with large alveolar bone defect. Intervention The patient received preoperative orthodontic treatment, predistraction ABG, and maxillary distraction osteogenesis using RED with skeletal anchorage. Results Predistraction ABG completely united the cleft maxilla. The united maxilla was successfully advanced by the RED system with skeletal anchorage, despite unsound dentition with numerous congenital missing teeth. Conclusion The present study demonstrates that the combination of predistraction ABG and RED system with skeletal anchorage is effective for the treatment of severe maxillary deficiency related to complete bilateral cleft lip and palate with large bone defect and numerous congenital missing teeth.


2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-213
Author(s):  
Marcin Stasiak ◽  
Anna Wojtaszek-Słomińska ◽  
Bogna Racka-Pilszak

Clefts of the lip and the palate (CLP) represent the most common craniofacial developmental defects. The CLP surgical treatment protocol involves an autogenous secondary alveolar bone grafting (SABG). <b>Aim.</b> The aim of the study was to review the methods for the SABG assessment in CLP patients based on 2D radiographs and the assessment of the effectiveness of the foregoing surgical procedure based on those methods. <b>Material and methods.</b> Papers, published in the years 1981-2018, regarding SABG assessment in CLP patients based on 2D radiographs were reviewed. Nineteen papers in which the material was closely associated with the study assumptions were qualified for the review. <b>Results.</b>major part of the papers under analysis use a single post-operative radiograph. The others are based on two or three radiographic projections. There are seven basic methods and three modified methods used for the assessment of SABG effectiveness. The SABG assessment methods based on 2D radiographs are similar to one another. The main criterion of surgery effectiveness is the position of the alveolar process edge within the cleft with relation to the tooth roots adjacent to the cleft. Said classification results differ in terms of the degree of complexity and the manner of presentation of the surgery outcomes. The Abyholm (Bergland) scale was the most commonly applied assessment method. As demonstrated in all the studies in which 2D radiographs were used, the SABG effectiveness varied from 71% to 95%. <b>Conclusions.</b>1. The SABG assessment methods based on 2D radiographs are a useful manner of surgical procedure assessment. 2. The studies in which the SABG assessment methods based on 2D radiographs are used demonstrate a high effectiveness of the SABG procedure. <b>(Stasiak M, Wojtaszek-Słomińska A, Racka-Pilszak B. The use of 2D radiographs for the assessment of effectiveness of secondary alveolar bone grafting in patients with cleft lip and palate. A literature review. Orthod Forum 2018; 14: 199-213).</b>


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