An 8 year old boy with bilateral cleft lip and palate defect from Mumbai was brought to our hospital with his parents for closure of the cleft defect in the teeth bearing region of upper jaw bone and further rehabilitation of his cleft deformity. The primary cleft lip and palate repair was done elsewhere.
The premaxilla was separated from rest of the alveolus which can be clearly appreciated in 3D CBCT scan. Thus upper alveolus was separated into three different parts which will severely affect the development of teeth later.
Maxillofacial Surgeon Dr. S. M. Balaji performed the premaxillary setback procedure with rhBMP-2 which helps in uniting the three parts into a single jaw bone with new bone formation. This surgery helped for proper growth and development as well as alignment of his teeth.
The premaxilla was separated from rest of the alveolus which can be clearly appreciated in 3D CBCT scan. Thus upper alveolus was separated into three different parts which will severely affect the development of teeth later.
Maxillofacial Surgeon Dr. S. M. Balaji performed the premaxillary setback procedure with rhBMP-2 which helps in uniting the three parts into a single jaw bone with new bone formation. This surgery helped for proper growth and development as well as alignment of his teeth.
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