Stabilization of an Edentulous Premaxilla for an Alveolar Bone Graft: Case Report

Objective The patient with bilateral cleft lip and palate and an edentulous premaxilla poses several additional challenges to the surgeon and the orthodontist. The cleft segments are usually expanded and stabilized with tooth-supported orthodontic appliances prior to an alveolar bone graft. This rep...

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Published in:	The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 214 - 217
Main Authors:	Bohman, Paul, Yamashita, Dennis Duke, Baek, Seung-Hak, Yen, Stephen L.-K.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-03-2004 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
Subjects:	Adult Alveoloplasty - methods Biological and medical sciences Bone Transplantation - methods Cleft Lip - complications Cleft Palate - complications Dentistry Female Humans Jaw, Edentulous - complications Jaw, Edentulous - surgery Maxilla - abnormalities Maxilla - surgery Medical sciences Orthodontic Appliances Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology edentulous premaxilla orthodontics secondary bone grafting Case study Human Orthodontic procedures Secondary Stabilization Stomatology Alveolar bone Graft
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Summary:	Objective The patient with bilateral cleft lip and palate and an edentulous premaxilla poses several additional challenges to the surgeon and the orthodontist. The cleft segments are usually expanded and stabilized with tooth-supported orthodontic appliances prior to an alveolar bone graft. This report describes a technique for stabilizing an edentulous premaxilla using an orthodontic-surgical screw that is ligated to an orthodontic archwire.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	1055-6656 1545-1569
DOI:	10.1597/03-009