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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2020-11-01
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| author | 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 |
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| description | 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, where large soft tissue mobilization is required to get a tensionless repair, and micro-motion around the bone graft is significantly higher. Herein we describe our method for manufacture and placement of a custom postoperative maxillary splint following secondary alveolar bone grafting. Our splint encompasses the palate and alveolus to stabilize the maxillary arch and protect the incision lines during healing. We find our splint to be a useful adjunct to facilitate postoperative healing following secondary alveolar bone grafting. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d8615ff9a86e40cd8eb9eb4da825d1042022-12-21T20:28:58ZengWolters KluwerPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open2169-75742020-11-01811e321410.1097/GOX.0000000000003214202011000-00026Alveolar Bone Graft Stabilization with Custom Maxillary SplintsErinn N. Kim, MD0Emily M. Graham, BSN1Fatma B. Tuncer, MD2Duane K. Yamashiro, DDS3Faizi A. Siddiqi, MD4Barbu R. Gociman, MD, PhD5From the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.From the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.From the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.From the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.From the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.From the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.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, where large soft tissue mobilization is required to get a tensionless repair, and micro-motion around the bone graft is significantly higher. Herein we describe our method for manufacture and placement of a custom postoperative maxillary splint following secondary alveolar bone grafting. Our splint encompasses the palate and alveolus to stabilize the maxillary arch and protect the incision lines during healing. We find our splint to be a useful adjunct to facilitate postoperative healing following secondary alveolar bone grafting.http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003214 |
| spellingShingle | 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 Alveolar Bone Graft Stabilization with Custom Maxillary Splints Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
| title | Alveolar Bone Graft Stabilization with Custom Maxillary Splints |
| title_full | Alveolar Bone Graft Stabilization with Custom Maxillary Splints |
| title_fullStr | Alveolar Bone Graft Stabilization with Custom Maxillary Splints |
| title_full_unstemmed | Alveolar Bone Graft Stabilization with Custom Maxillary Splints |
| title_short | Alveolar Bone Graft Stabilization with Custom Maxillary Splints |
| title_sort | alveolar bone graft stabilization with custom maxillary splints |
| url | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003214 |
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