OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of migration of the germ of the lateral incisor into the bone for eruption factors on bone bridge resorption. METHODS: Twenty-five subjects who underwent secondary alveolar bone graft were enrolled. The volume of the alveolar bone grafts immediately after the operation (V1), bone bridge formation 6 months postoperatively (V2), and tooth (teeth) migration into the bone bridge (Vt) were measured using a computed tomography (CT) image analyzer. Based upon these measurements, the following points were examined: (1) the correlation between the tooth-occupied ratio (Rt = Vt/V2 x 100) and the ratio of bone bridge resorption (Rv = (V1 - V2)/ V1 x 100); and (2) comparison of the tooth-occupied ratio (Rt) and the ratio of bone bridge resorption (Rv) between the groups with and without the germ of the lateral incisor. RESULTS: A significant negative correlation was found between Rv and Rt (p < .001). Comparison of Rv and Rt between the groups with and without a germ of the lateral incisor revealed that both indices were significantly higher in the former group than the latter one (p < .05). CONCLUSION: In cleft lip and palate patients with a germ of the lateral incisor, it is beneficial to carry out secondary bone grafting to the alveolar cleft at the age of 5 to 7 years, preceding eruption of the canine, in order to form a good bone bridge that will facilitate eruption of the lateral incisor and subsequent normal dentition and occlusion.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of migration of the germ of the lateral incisor into the bone for eruption factors on bone bridge resorption. METHODS: Twenty-five subjects who underwent secondary alveolar bone graft were enrolled. The volume of the alveolar bone grafts immediately after the operation (V1), bone bridge formation 6 months postoperatively (V2), and tooth (teeth) migration into the bone bridge (Vt) were measured using a computed tomography (CT) image analyzer. Based upon these measurements, the following points were examined: (1) the correlation between the tooth-occupied ratio (Rt = Vt/V2 x 100) and the ratio of bone bridge resorption (Rv = (V1 - V2)/ V1 x 100); and (2) comparison of the tooth-occupied ratio (Rt) and the ratio of bone bridge resorption (Rv) between the groups with and without the germ of the lateral incisor. RESULTS: A significant negative correlation was found between Rv and Rt (p < .001). Comparison of Rv and Rt between the groups with and without a germ of the lateral incisor revealed that both indices were significantly higher in the former group than the latter one (p < .05). CONCLUSION: In cleft lip and palatepatients with a germ of the lateral incisor, it is beneficial to carry out secondary bone grafting to the alveolar cleft at the age of 5 to 7 years, preceding eruption of the canine, in order to form a good bone bridge that will facilitate eruption of the lateral incisor and subsequent normal dentition and occlusion.
Authors: Diego Coelho Lorenzoni; Guilherme Janson; Juliana Cunha Bastos; Roberta Martinelli Carvalho; José Carlos Bastos; Rita de Cássia Moura Carvalho Lauris; José Fernando Castanha Henriques; Terumi Okada Ozawa Journal: Clin Oral Investig Date: 2016-03-15 Impact factor: 3.573
Authors: Julie Van Dyck; Giacomo Begnoni; Guy Willems; Annouschka Laenen; Patrick Thevissen; Anna Verdonck; Maria Cadenas de Llano-Pérula Journal: Clin Oral Investig Date: 2020-09-10 Impact factor: 3.573