Two-stage alveolar bone grafting for nasal floor reconstruction in adult cleft patients.
10.7518/hxkq.2023.2022344
- Author:
Chenghao LI
1
;
Bing SHI
1
Author Information
1. State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Dept. of Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
alveolar bone grafting;
alveolar cleft;
nasal floor reconstruction;
two-stage method
- MeSH:
Humans;
Adult;
Alveolar Bone Grafting/methods*;
Cleft Lip/surgery*;
Cleft Palate/surgery*;
Treatment Outcome;
Nose/abnormalities*;
Bone Transplantation/methods*
- From:
West China Journal of Stomatology
2023;41(2):129-133
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Alveolar cleft is one of the key links of cleft lip and palate reconstruction due to its close relationship with tooth and jaw coordination and nasolabial deformity. The alveolar bone graft repairs the hole in the gum ridge and stabilizes the bone arch, providing better support for the base of the nose and new bone for the roots of the developing teeth to grow into. Unfortunately, bone graft failure in the traditional way, even among minor clefts, bony hypoplasia, or absence that affects the nasal base and piriform rim, is common. Two-stage alveolar bone grafting, which has advantages in addressing the underlying skeleton and deficiency, could be an optional surgical procedure for nasal floor reconstruction in adult patients with a broad alveolar cleft.
