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Lack of bone healing: an unusual complication following surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion
Author(s) -
Oliveira T.F.M.,
SantosPinto A.,
Gabrielli M.F.R.,
Pereira Filho V.A.
Publication year - 2014
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/ors.12095
Subject(s) - medicine , interdental consonant , bone grafting , osteotomy , complication , connective tissue , dentistry , diastema , bone healing , bone resorption , surgery , pathology
Bone defects at interdental osteotomy sites are as a complication of surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion ( SARPE ). The replacement of osseous tissue by fibrous connective tissue impairs the spontaneous closure of a diastema between central incisors, and orthodontic tooth movement through the defect area may lead to root resorption. Treatment of such a situation requires an orthodontic‐surgical approach. In this report, we describe the lack of bone healing at the midline osteotomy site after SARPE , which was treated by autogenous bone grafting as assessed by cone beam computed tomography. In addition, we discuss factors related to the aetiology and treatment of a bone defect after SARPE .