Maxillary expansion using transpalatal distraction in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate. 2007

Paolo Scolozzi, and Raul Verdeja, and Georges Herzog, and Bertrand Jaques
Lausanne, Fribourg, and Pully, Switzerland From the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois; maxillofacial private practice; and orthodontic private practice.

BACKGROUND The goal of this study was to evaluate prospectively the use of a transpalatal distractor for surgically assisted rapid palatal distraction osteogenesis in the treatment of severe unilateral maxillary constriction of patients with cleft lip and palate following alveolar bone grafting. METHODS The authors analyzed the clinical and radiographic data of eight patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate. Follow-up examinations were performed at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months. RESULTS All of the patients had satisfactory palatal expansion and correction of the dental crossbite without major complications. None of the children in this study were noncompliant with the prescribed duration of the active distraction period. CONCLUSIONS Surgically assisted rapid palatal distraction osteogenesis using a transpalatal distractor results in a high rate of success in correcting maxillary transverse width discrepancies and dental crossbite and offers a harmonious maxillary arch shape in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008310 Malocclusion Such malposition and contact of the maxillary and mandibular teeth as to interfere with the highest efficiency during the excursive movements of the jaw that are essential for mastication. (Jablonski, Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982) Angle's Classification,Crossbite,Tooth Crowding,Cross Bite,Angle Classification,Angles Classification,Bite, Cross,Bites, Cross,Classification, Angle's,Cross Bites,Crossbites,Crowding, Tooth,Crowdings, Tooth,Malocclusions
D010155 Palatal Expansion Technique An orthodontic method used for correcting narrow or collapsed maxillary arches and functional cross-bite. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry), Maxillary Expansion,Palatal Expansion Technic,Expansion, Maxillary,Palatal Expansion Technics,Palatal Expansion Techniques,Technic, Palatal Expansion,Technique, Palatal Expansion
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D002971 Cleft Lip Congenital defect in the upper lip where the maxillary prominence fails to merge with the merged medial nasal prominences. It is thought to be caused by faulty migration of the mesoderm in the head region. Harelip,Cleft Lips,Harelips,Lip, Cleft,Lips, Cleft
D002972 Cleft Palate Congenital fissure of the soft and/or hard palate, due to faulty fusion. Cleft Palate, Isolated,Cleft Palates,Palate, Cleft,Palates, Cleft
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D016025 Bone Transplantation The grafting of bone from a donor site to a recipient site. Grafting, Bone,Transplantation, Bone,Bone Grafting
D019857 Osteogenesis, Distraction Bone lengthening by gradual mechanical distraction. An external fixation device produces the distraction across the bone plate. The technique was originally applied to long bones but in recent years the method has been adapted for use with mandibular implants in maxillofacial surgery. Callotasis,Distraction Osteogenesis,Callotases,Distraction Osteogeneses,Osteogeneses, Distraction

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