Study on bone regeneration in palatal fissure after unilateral complete cleft lip and palate surgery

Objective To observe the regeneration of palatal fracture in patients with unilateral complete cleft lip and palate. Methods A total of 35 patients with unilateral complete cleft lip and palate were randomly included as the observation group and 20 with normal teeth as the control group. All the subjects underwent CT with high resolution. Based on the formation of bone bridge, the observation group was further divided into bone bridge formation group and non-bone bridge formation group. The regenerated bone of the bone bridge was measured. The width of the anterior segment, middle segment and posterior segment of the dental arch were measured and statistically analyzed between the observation group and the control group. Results ①A total of 25 cases with varying degrees of regenerated bone was interconnected to form bone bridge in palatal process, while in the remaining 10 cases, bone was regenerated, but not connected to form bone bridge. ②The width of the middle section of the arch in the observation group was greater than that in the non-bone bridge formation group. The width of each segment in the observation group was less than that in the control group. Conclusions Bone was regenerated to various extent in the palate after cleft palate. The formation of bone bridge is beneficial to the development of dental arch. Key words: Cleft lip; Cleft palate; Bone regeneration; Dental arch; Tomography, spiral computed; Imaging, three-dimensional