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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Veröffentlicht in:	The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal 2004-03, Vol.41 (2), p.214-217
Hauptverfasser:	Bohman, Paul, Yamashita, Dennis Duke, Baek, Seung-Hak, Yen, Stephen L.-K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	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
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	1055-6656 1545-1569
DOI:	10.1597/03-009