Designed guide plate assisted cortico-cancellous Iliac crest bone grafting for alveolar cleft repair.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alveolar cleft is a common developmental malformation in the maxillofacial region, often occurring with cleft lip or palate. The traditional "gold standard" iliac bone grafting implants only cancellous bone in the alveolar cleft region. However, this approach provides insufficient initial mechanical support and is prone to structural collapse and accelerated bone resorption. This study used digital guide plate assisted cortico-cancellous iliac crest bone grafting to repair alveolar clefts, aiming to provide better structural support while reducing bone resorption.

Method

This study retrospectively reviewed 39 patients with unilateral alveolar clefts, including 21 cases in the autogenous iliac cancellous bone grafting group (cancellous bone group, mean age 15.33 ± 

SUBMITTER: Weng L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12509358 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature