title: [Clinical study of bioglass for repairing alveolar cleft.].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyse the results of using Bioglass to repair alveolar cleft.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-nine cases with alveolar cleft were divided into two groups. In group A, autogenous iliac cancellous bone were transplanted into the cleft to repair alveolar defect in 25 cases, while artificial bone-Bioglass was used in group B of 14 cases. The results of two groups were compared with a follow up of 12 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  New bone formation was perfect in grafted area and canines can emerge from the bone grafted areas observed from the X-ray films both in group A and group B. Statistical analysis showed no significant difference between group A and group B in the clinical success rate of alveolar cleft repair. However, there was significant difference between complete alveolar cleft and incomplete alveolar cleft in group A and group B.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Bioglass can result in new bone formation and eruption of canines from the bone grafted areas. The application of Bioglass in repairing of alveolar cleft provides a new therapy for alveolar cleft patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology,Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250033, China.
authors.forename: Kui-feng
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Qing-guo
authors.initials: QG
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Xiu-hui
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Rong-ji
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Feng-cai
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Wei
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D002516:Ceramics; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D014078:Tooth Eruption; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: C022107:Bioglass