Periodontal evaluation of canines erupted through grafted alveolar cleft defects |
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Authors: | J E Hinrichs M E el-Deeb D E Waite R R Bevis C L Bandt |
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Affiliation: | University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
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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 (less than 0.72 mm) on the mesio-facial, facial, and mesio-palatal 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. |
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Keywords: | 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. |
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