Palatal surgery without denudation of bone favours dentoalveolar development in dogs.
The present study compared the dentoalveolar development in beagle dogs after palatal repair according to the partially split flap technique and the von Langenbeck method. It was concluded that palatal surgery according to the partially split flap technique resulted in significantly wider transverse distances of the maxillary dental arch than after the von Langenbeck procedure and that its final outcome closely resembled that of the control group.
Leenstra
T S
TS
Department of Orthodontics and Oral Histology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Kuijpers-Jagtman
A M
AM
Maltha
J C
JC
Freihofer
H P
HP
D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D002508:Cephalometry; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004285:Dogs; D008437:Maxilla / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000473:pathology; D003765:Models, Dental; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D009805:Odontogenesis; D010159:Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D010521:Periosteum / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D014070:Tooth / Q000473:pathology