Assessment of the alveolar bone support of patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate: A cone-beam computed tomography study.

Conclusions: Subjects with UCLP showed reduced bone support at teeth neighboring the cleft compared with controls. This may cause some problems during orthodontic treatment. PMID: 25650761 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25650761?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - February 4, 2015 Category: Dentistry Authors: Ercan E, Celikoglu M, Buyuk SK, Sekerci AE Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research