Alveolar Bone Graft Stabilization with Custom Maxillary Splints

Summary. For secondary alveolar bone grafting in cleft patients, the success of bone graft take is dependent upon creating an ideal environment for both bony and soft tissue healing. This is particularly challenging in patients with existing fistulas, wide clefts, and bilateral alveolar clefts, wher...

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Main Authors: Erinn N. Kim, MD, Emily M. Graham, BSN, Fatma B. Tuncer, MD, Duane K. Yamashiro, DDS, Faizi A. Siddiqi, MD, Barbu R. Gociman, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-11-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003214