Timing of Alveolar Bone Graft and Barriers to Care
CONCLUSION: Patients with public insurance are approximately 3.75 times more likely to receive ABG during permanent dentition. Multidisciplinary teams should work closely with patients on public insurance to ensure timely delivery of ABG.Level of Evidence III, Retrospective.PMID:38576319 | DOI:10.1177/10556656241242695 (Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal)
Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal - April 5, 2024 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Elizabeth E Bushong Darin Patmon Hanna Pfershy Cuyler Huffman Anna Carlson John Girotto Source Type: research

Differences in the panoramic appearance of cleft alveolus patients with or without a cleft palate
CONCLUSION: Two differences were identified in panoramic appearances. The first was the disappearance (invisible appearance) of the upper line in patients with a cleft palate, and the second was a change in the medial inclination on the affected side maxillary lateral incisor in unilateral cleft alveolus patients with a cleft palate.PMID:38571781 | PMC:PMC10985517 | DOI:10.5624/isd.20230159 (Source: Imaging Science in Dentistry)
Source: Imaging Science in Dentistry - April 4, 2024 Category: Dentistry Authors: Takeshi Fujii Chiaki Kuwada Yoshitaka Kise Motoki Fukuda Mizuho Mori Masako Nishiyama Michihito Nozawa Munetaka Naitoh Yoshiko Ariji Eiichiro Ariji Source Type: research