[Alveolar reconstruction in patients with cleft palate].
Repair of the alveolar cleft is one important procedure in team approach of cleft palate. The present paper reports 110 cases repaired by bone grafting. Indications, technique, results evaluation and management before and after operation are discussed. The study proves that bone grafting is effective to repair alveolar cleft and should be popularised. Properly forming the bed of bone grafting and perfectly closing the receipt site are the keys of success. Patients should be treated orthodontically before and after operation. In selection of donor site, the patient's age, tooth age, width of cleft and quantity of bone to be grafted should be considered.
Luo
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School of Stomatology, Beijing Medical University.
Sun
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Ma
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D000293:Adolescent; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002648:Child; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods