Evaluation of alveolar bone support of the permanent canine in cleft and noncleft patients.
OBJECTIVE
To quantitatively compare the alveolar bone support ratio of the permanent canine in cleft patients who received secondary alveolar bone graft with that of the population without clefts.


METHODS
Retrospective study utilizing periapical radiographs of the subjects with and without clefts.


METHODS
Hospital and university based.


METHODS
Eighteen unilateral and 9 bilateral cleft patients who had secondary bone graft procedures.


METHODS
Alveolar bone support of the permanent canine utilizing the ratio of bone height to root length.


RESULTS
Average bone support for the permanent canine was 88.55% in patients with clefts and 95.59% in patients with no history of clefts. This difference was statistically significant. There was no statistically significant difference in alveolar bone support ratio between the unilateral and bilateral cleft patients.


CONCLUSIONS
Although alveolar bone support was significantly higher in the noncleft control group, a successful level of alveolar bone support was achieved for the permanent canine on the cleft site after secondary bone graft. There was no difference in alveolar bone support achieved for the permanent canine whether the type of the cleft was unilateral or bilateral.
Boyarskiy
Simon
S
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
Choi
Hyung Jun
HJ
Park
Kitae
K
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D003481:Cuspid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009811:Odontometry; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D019237:Tooth Cervix / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging