Evaluation of the Efficiency of Bone Born Intra Oral Distractor for Closure of Wide Alveolar Cleft

Evaluation of the Efficiency of Bone Born Intra Oral Distractor for Closure of Wide Alveolar Cleft

The study aimed to determine efficiency of Bone-Born Intraoral Distractor on wide Alveolar cleft patients

Stereographic models were used for construction of bone-born custom-made intraoral distractor according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, followed up to measure and determine the efficiency of the distractor

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with wide alveolar clefts more than 8ml either unilateral or bilateral or median facial cleft.
• Patients who had previous failed grafting also may be included.
• Age range of patients 7-20 years old, with no gender prediction, able to read and sign the informed consent (parents)
• Patients with median facial clefts.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Narrow alveolar cleft
• Syndromic patients.
• Oral soft tissues defects, inflammation, infections and bone metabolism disturbance.
• Allergy to titanium implant.
• Patient with systemic disease and immunocompromised patient.