Combined surgical/orthodontic treatment and autotransplantation of a premolar in a patient with unilateral cleft lip and palate

Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2004 Jul;41(4):447-55. doi: 10.1597/03-026.1.

Abstract

The treatment of a patient with a complete unilateral left cleft lip and palate, agenesis of the left upper second premolar, and a severely malformed left upper lateral incisor is reported. Treatment included placement of an autologous bone graft from the left iliac crest into the alveolar cleft at 8 years of age and transplantation of a lower premolar into the reconstructed alveolar process at 10 years of age. During the succeeding orthodontic treatment, the dental arches were aligned and corrected toward a Class I molar occlusion. One year after the end of treatment, the status of the transplanted premolar was good.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Alveoloplasty / methods*
  • Anodontia / etiology
  • Anodontia / surgery*
  • Bicuspid / abnormalities
  • Bicuspid / transplantation*
  • Bone Transplantation
  • Child
  • Cleft Lip / complications
  • Cleft Palate / complications*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incisor / abnormalities
  • Malocclusion / etiology
  • Malocclusion / therapy*
  • Palatal Expansion Technique