Osteogenesis and Dental Eruption Through Electrical Stimuli

University of Guadalajara

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Cleft Lip

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00975208

CW1234

Details and patient eligibility

About

The closure of the alveolar cleft as part of cleft lip and palate deformities is a procedure that, to this date, still demands great efforts from plastic surgeons. The feasibility of periosteoplasty for reconstruction of the alveolar arcade as well as the use of electrical stimulation in order to increase osteoneogenesis have been proven in the past. The present study attempts to combine both procedures that have only been reported separately worldwide. The objective of this study is to increase the osteogenic capacity and hence, dental eruption.

Enrollment: 9 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate deformities and alveolar defects

Exclusion criteria

• Patients without alveolar cleft
• Patients with syndromes that did not require periosteoplastic procedures as well as patients with systemic illnesses that may affect the result of the study (for instance diabetes)