title: Dental replacement resorption after bone grafting to the alveolar cleft.
abstract: In a review of 100 consecutively performed bone grafts to the alveolar cleft, replacement resorption was found in 7 teeth adjacent to the cleft. Damage to the periodontal tissues during surgery is considered to be the main cause of this complication: granulation tissue from the bone graft may have some influence. Treatment of the affected teeth eventually includes extraction or surgical removal. To minimize the risk for this complication, we suggest that bone grafting should be done when the canine (or lateral incisor) is in an early stage of eruption and that orthodontic uprighting of the medial incisor should be done after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Malmö General Hospital.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rune
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jacobsson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000002:abnormalities*; D000543:Alveoloplasty; D000844:Ankylosis / Q000209:etiology; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002648:Child; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D003481:Cuspid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008297:Male; D012391:Root Resorption / Q000209:etiology*; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects