Buccal Bone Thickness at Infrazygomatic Crest Site in Thai Growing Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Patients
Objective: To clarify buccal bone thickness at the infrazygomatic crest site in Thai growing unilateral cleft lip and palate patients, using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).
Materials and Methods: The sample consisted of the cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images of 40 infrazygomatic crest sites obtained from 20 pretreatment Thai unilateral cleft lip and palate patients (age ranged from 7 to 13 years). Buccal bone thickness at mesiobuccal (MB) root, middle of buccal furcation (B) and distobuccal (DB) root of the maxillary first molar in 5 vertical levels (4.8, 6, 7.2, 8.4 and 9.6 mm) from buccal cemento-enamel junction (CEJ) of the maxillary first molar were measured.
Results: The buccal bone thicknesses at non-cleft side were from 2.23+1.25 to 5.34+3.67 mm from CEJ to root apex. At cleft side, the measurements were declared from 2.57+1.42 to 6.53+3.40 mm. At both sides, the measurements at MB section were greater than those at middle of buccal furcation and DB section, respectively. Moreover, some measurements of cleft side were significantly greater than those of non-cleft side.
Conclusions: This study clarified that the thickness of buccal bone at infrazygomatic crest site in both non-cleft and cleft sides increased from the cemento-enamel junction level towards the apical area and increased from mesial to distal area. We found that the safest area was the middle of buccal furcation at 6-9.6 mm from CEJ. However, the other sites could be used with caution. In addition, the miniscrew placement at cleft side seemed to be safer than at non-cleft side.
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