title: The anterior palate as a donor site in maxillofacial bone grafting: a quantitative anatomic study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The goal of this study was to quantify the amount of bone graft material present in the anterior palate site.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-one fixed cadavers, dentulous and edentulous maxilla, were studied. Osteotomies were performed in monocortical fashion, 2 mm from the bone crest and parallel to the tooth axis and 3 mm from the incisive foramen at the midline. The bur penetration was indicated by radiographic index. The amount of the corticocancellous block was then measured with displacement volumetric technique.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average volume obtained were 2.03 mL in dentate and 2.40 mL in edentulous patients ( P = .2135, not significant between the 2 groups).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on the results of this study, it is apparent that the anterior region of the palate can be reliably selected as the donor site in the oral and maxillofacial reconstructive, implantology, and periodontal regeneration procedure.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Guilan University of Medical Science, Rasht, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hassani
authors.forename: Arash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khojasteh
authors.forename: Ali Nasir
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Shamsabad
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000473:pathology; D002102:Cadaver; D003817:Dentition; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D010159:Palate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods*; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray