Tanimoto Kotaro, Yanagida Tamami, Tanne Kazuo
Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Developmental Biology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan.
Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2010 Sep;47(5):499-506. doi: 10.1597/08-134.
This article describes the use of tooth transplantation and orthodontic tooth alignment in patients with cleft lip and palate. Due to bone defects in the maxilla, the congenital absence of teeth, especially lateral incisors, is frequently observed in patients with cleft lip and palate. As compared with orthodontic space closure or prosthodontic treatment, tooth transplantation has several advantages, including induction of alveolar growth potential during adolescence. In this study, two cleft lip and palate patients with congenitally missing teeth were treated successfully by tooth transplantation followed by orthodontic treatment. Our results show that tooth transplantation is a viable alternative to other treatments for patients with cleft lip and palate accompanied by congenitally missing teeth.
本文介绍了唇腭裂患者牙齿移植及正畸牙齿排列的应用。由于上颌骨存在骨缺损，唇腭裂患者常出现先天性缺牙，尤其是侧切牙。与正畸间隙关闭或修复治疗相比，牙齿移植具有多种优势，包括在青春期诱导牙槽骨生长潜力。在本研究中，两名先天性缺牙的唇腭裂患者通过牙齿移植及后续正畸治疗获得了成功治疗。我们的结果表明，对于伴有先天性缺牙的唇腭裂患者，牙齿移植是其他治疗方法的可行替代方案。
