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A problem that has limited orthodontic treatment is lack of buccal-lingual alveolar width into which teeth can be moved. Causes may range from surgical obliteration to physiologic constriction after tooth removal. Lack of buccal-lingual alveolar width does not have to be an orthodontic limitation anymore. A technique used routinely to graft alveolar clefts can remedy this problem. Autogenous cancellous bone is placed subperiosteally on the buccal aspect of the constricted edentulous space. The flap is closed over the bone. The adjacent teeth may be orthodontically moved into the grafted edentulous area in approximately 6 weeks. Long-term follow-up has revealed excellent orthodontic stability, periodontal health, and dental vitality. A case report of one patient with loss of buccal-lingual alveolar space is presented. It is concluded that loss or lack of sufficient buccal-lingual alveolar width no longer must be an orthodontic limiting factor.
R Kaminishi, and
W H Davis, and
D Hochwald, and
R Berger, and
C Davis
February 2000,
American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics,
R Kaminishi, and
W H Davis, and
D Hochwald, and
R Berger, and
C Davis
May 2010,
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons,
R Kaminishi, and
W H Davis, and
D Hochwald, and
R Berger, and
C Davis
February 2009,
Cases journal,
R Kaminishi, and
W H Davis, and
D Hochwald, and
R Berger, and
C Davis
October 1978,
British journal of orthodontics,
R Kaminishi, and
W H Davis, and
D Hochwald, and
R Berger, and
C Davis
June 2005,
Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology,
R Kaminishi, and
W H Davis, and
D Hochwald, and
R Berger, and
C Davis
October 2019,
Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences,
R Kaminishi, and
W H Davis, and
D Hochwald, and
R Berger, and
C Davis
July 1976,
Journal of clinical orthodontics : JCO,
R Kaminishi, and
W H Davis, and
D Hochwald, and
R Berger, and
C Davis
November 2007,
SADJ : journal of the South African Dental Association = tydskrif van die Suid-Afrikaanse Tandheelkundige Vereniging,
R Kaminishi, and
W H Davis, and
D Hochwald, and
R Berger, and
C Davis
November 1995,
Compendium of continuing education in dentistry (Jamesburg, N.J. : 1995),
R Kaminishi, and
W H Davis, and
D Hochwald, and
R Berger, and
C Davis
June 2012,
Clinical oral investigations,
