title: Secondary closure of alveolar clefts with mandibular symphyseal bone grafts and with platelet-rich fibrin under local anesthesia: three case reports.
abstract: Secondary alveolar bone grafting is a method that enables an excellent oral rehabilitation of the patients having cleft palate. Many types of bone grafts have been used for reconstruction of the cleft, including autogenous bone and bone substitutes. Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) has been shown to be effective in grafting the defect. The aim of this presentation is to report the closure of an alveolar cleft with the use of symphyseal bone grafts harvested with platelet rich fibrin under local anesthesia. PRF may be a good treatment choice depending on the early radiographical view of the defect and uneventfull healing.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Faculty of Dentistry, Süleyman Demirel University, Turkey, e-mail: yavuzfindik32@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Findik
authors.forename: Timucin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Baykul
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D064728:Alveolar Bone Grafting / Q000379:methods*; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000379:methods*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods; D053657:Platelet-Rich Plasma / Q000502:physiology*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000601:surgery; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods; D060053:Transplant Donor Site / Q000601:surgery