Simultaneous Closure of the Cleft Alveolus and Hard Palate with Concomitant Bone Grafting.

ABSTRACT: Cleft repair has been in constant evolution since its inception. Conventional repair of the cleft hard palate involves closure of nasal and oral mucosa without bony reconstitution. In many instances, this approach is adequate, but, particularly in complete clefts, the lack of bony support can lead to collapse of the maxillary arch, dental crowding, and posterior cross-bite. To address these shortcomings, our institution performs a two-staged palatoplasty with concomitant bone grafting of the alveolus and hard palate in the second stage. A retrospective review of children who underwent a two-staged palatoplasty at our institution was performed. These patients' records and images were reviewed for complications and changes in maxillary morphology. Fourteen patients with complete clefts had a

SUBMITTER: Kim EN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8830839 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature