[Clinical observation of the height of the alveolar after bone grafting in cleft alveolar repair in various ages.].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the changes of transplanted bones after cancellous iliac bone grafting in cleft alveolar repair in various ages.


METHODS
The patients were divided into A and B groups according to their canine eruption. The changes of alveolar height in grafting regions were examined by clinical follow up and radiographs after the cancellous iliac bone grafting in cleft alveolar repair.


RESULTS
The bone grafting before the eruption of canines was more effective than that after eruption. The orthodontics after operation can increase the alveolar height.


CONCLUSIONS
The alveolar height after the bone grafting in cleft alveolar repair increased with the eruption of canines.
Wang
Peng-lai
PL
Xuzhou Stomatological Hospital, Xuzhou 221003, Jiangsu Province, China. wpl0771@sina.com
Ding
Jian-lan
JL
Zhou
Zhen-guo
ZG
D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D014078:Tooth Eruption; D014945:Wound Healing