USE OF AN OSSEOINTEGRATED IMPLANT FOR DENTAL REHABILITATION AFTER CLEFT REPAIR BY PERIOSTEOPLASTY - A CASE-REPORT

Objective: We report here on a patient with unilateral cleft lip and a lveolus who underwent dental rehabilitation of cleft alveolus using an osseointegrated implant after cleft repair by periosteoplasty. The pa tient, whose lateral incisor was congenitally missing, had periosteopl asty, followed by excellent bone formation at the cleft alveolus withi n 2 years. After the completion of orthodontic alignment of the maxill ary dental arch, a Branemark single-tooth implant was placed into the bone-formed alveolus. Conclusion: This treatment procedure offers an o ption of dental rehabilitation for the alveolar clefts of patients wit h cleft lip and/or palate.