Abstract
In a review of 100 consecutively performed bone grafts to the alveolar cleft, replacement resorption was found in 7 teeth adjacent to the cleft. Damage to the periodontal tissues during surgery is considered to be the main cause of this complication: granulation tissue from the bone graft may have some influence. Treatment of the affected teeth eventually includes extraction or surgical removal. To minimize the risk for this complication, we suggest that bone grafting should be done when the canine (or lateral incisor) is in an early stage of eruption and that orthodontic uprighting of the medial incisor should be done after surgery.
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