Authors' Comments —Long-Term Postoperative Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Analysis of Secondary Bone Grafting in 79 Patients With Unrepaired Alveolar Clefts

With the exception of a few programs in the United States, most oral-maxillofacial surgery (OMS) residents do not train at a center where OMS is the primary surgical specialty on the cleft team that treats the patient from birth to adulthood. Therefore, for most residents, the earliest clinical exposure to patients with cleft lip/palate will be through the management of alveolar clefts, which are often performed by the OMS team. Thus, it is paramount that residents have a clear understanding of the implications of alveolar cleft surgery and the treatment of such patients.
Source: Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Tags: Resident corner Source Type: research