Reduced Need for Alveolar Bone Grafting by Presurgical Orthopedics and Primary Gingivoperiosteoplasty

E. Santiago, Pedro; H. Grayson, Barry; B. Cutting, Court; P. Gianoutsos, Mark; E. Brecht, Lawrence; Man Kwon, Soon

doi:10.1597/1545-1569(1998)035<0077:rnfabg>2.3.co;2

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Reduced Need for Alveolar Bone Grafting by Presurgical Orthopedics and Primary Gingivoperiosteoplasty

Published in The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal • Jan 1, 1998

Authors:

Pedro E. Santiago

Barry H. Grayson

Court B. Cutting

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate if narrowing and approximation of the alveolar cleft through presurgical alveolar molding followed by gingivoperiosteoplasty (GPP) at the time of lip repair reduces the need for a bone-grafting procedure. DESIGN: This was a retrospective blind stu...

Subject

Orthopedic surgery

Grafting

Medicine

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