Open AccessCorrection of secondary alveolar clefts with iliac bone grafts
Author(s) -
Mallikarjuna Rao Dasari,
Vaka Ramesh Babu,
C Apoorva,
Swapna Allareddy,
Sathya Kumar Devireddy,
Sridhar Reddy Kanubaddy
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/ccd.ccd_109_18
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , dental alveolus , dentition , iliac crest , wound dehiscence , premaxilla , dental arch , iliac bone , molar , orthodontics , surgery , maxilla
Cleft lip and palate deformities are one of the most common birth defects. The alveolar cleft requires bony repair to allow proper eruption of dentition. The purpose of this study is to evaluate success in the repair of alveolar clefts with iliac bone grafts.