title: Transpalatal distraction osteogenesis prior to alveolar bone grafting in cleft lip and palate patients.
abstract: Alveolar bone grafting is a standard method for treating alveolar cleft. To ensure the best outcome, improving the arch form as well as soft tissue quality in the area around the cleft is recommended. In this study, 11 patients who presented with alveolar cleft and collapsed maxillary arch were treated in the following sequence: transpalatal distraction osteogenesis followed by soft tissue surgery in some cases and by cancellous bone graft. In all cases, transpalatal distraction osteogenesis successfully corrected the transverse maxillary deficiency. One case showed a complete loss of the bone graft. Other minor complications were reported but they did not affect the final outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Al-Kharj University, Saudi Arabia. khelsayed60@yahoo.com
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: El-Sayed
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Khalil
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000379:methods*; D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010159:Palate / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult