title: Alveolar band in patients with cleft lip and cleft alveolar deformities.
abstract: A complete cleft of the lip is often interrupted by a Simonarzt band. Very rarely, a similar fibrous soft tissue band can be seen interrupting the complete cleft of the alveolus. This alveolar band has not been previously described in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgery, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. tandmuis@live.co.za
authors.forename: Hanlie
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Engelbrecht
authors.forename: Kurt-Wilhelm
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Bütow
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000473:pathology*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male