Early maxillary alignment of unilateral cleft lip and palate using beta-titanium wire.
The aim of this article is to describe early maxillary alignment in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate using a new orthopedic appliance incorporating beta-titanium wire. The new orthopedic appliance was made with acrylic resin and a spring-shaped beta-titanium wire, and the appliance was fixed onto the hard palate with microscrews under general anesthesia for approximately 1 month. At the end of treatment, both the major and minor segments rotated and moved into a suitable maxillary arch form by the special property of shape memory alloy, resulting in alignment of the cleft palate gap and satisfactory reconstruction of the maxillary arch.
Ishii
Nobuyuki
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Departments of Dentistry, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan. ishii@kanomi-ddsc.or.jp
Oyama
Tomoki
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D000180:Acrylic Resins; D001864:Bone Wires; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D003722:Dental Alloys; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D008982:Molybdenum; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000295:instrumentation; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014025:Titanium
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003722:Dental Alloys; C023988:beta titanium; D008982:Molybdenum; D014025:Titanium