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Tertiary bone grafting using calvarial bone transplants in patients with cleft lip and alveolus
Author(s) -
Smolka W.,
Smolka K.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.156
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1752-248X
pISSN - 1752-2471
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-248x.2011.01122.x
Subject(s) - osteoplasty , medicine , bone grafting , resorption , dentistry , bone resorption , iliac crest , alveolar crest , bone transplantation , iliac bone , dental alveolus , implant , surgery , pathology
Tertiary osteoplasty of alveolar cleft defects is often necessary in patients where bone resorption after secondary osteoplasty leads to an insufficient amount of bone of the alveolar crest. In most of the cases, the permanent tooth of the cleft area is missing and needs to be restored with an implant. Because of an insufficient bony support, tertiary bone grafting prior to implant insertion is necessary. Three cases of tertiary osteoplasty of alveolar cleft defects are presented. Good clinical results and low graft resorption of calvarial bone grafts after tertiary osteoplasty in patients with cleft lip and alveolus let us presume that these kinds of grafts are a promising alternative to iliac bone transplants.