齒槽骨 破裂을 동반한 口鼻腔 瘻孔의 外科的 治驗例

Surgical correction of the oronasal fistula with alveolar cleft

Residual maxillary alveolar cleft defects are frequently encountered in cleft palate patients. Bone grafting to the area between the ages of 7 and 11 may be considered. Advantages of bone grafting are that unerupted teeth in the area erupt through the graft, the arch is stabilized, and the oronasal fistula is closed. Bone grafting of alveolar clefts in the cleft palate patient must be done with two objectives in mind: (1) Restoration of form and (2) Restoration of function to the alveolar cleft. This is a case report of the oronasal fistula with alveolar cleft which was successfully treated by surgical correction.