Abstract
Two to eight years after receiving autogenous iliac crest grafts for treatment of alveolar cleft defects, eighteen patients who had unilateral cleft palate were evaluated for their periodontal status. When cleft-associated canines were compared with contralateral control canines, no statistically significant differences were found between specific surface values for plaque index, gingival index, or probing depths. Attachment loss was found to be greater (<0.72 mm) on the mesio-facial, facial, and mesiopalatal surfaces of the cleft-associated canines than on the control canines. Fifty-six per cent of the cleft-associated canines required surgical exposure and 44% also required orthodontic assistance to erupt to a functional occlusion. Osseous grafting of alveolar cleft defects resulted in satisfactory clinical periodontal support for cleft-associated canines.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 717-721 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 1984 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Received from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Presented at the 65th annual meeting of American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 21-25, 1983. Supported by a grant from the University of Minnesota Departments of Periodontics and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery. * Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics. t Assistant Professor, Department of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery. rt Professor and Chairman, Department of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery. 0 Clinical Professor, Department of Orthodontics. ll Professor and Chairman, Department of Periodontics. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. El-Deeb: Department of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, 7-174 Moos Health Sciences Tower, University of Minnesota, 515 Delaware Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455.