Histological evaluation of autogenous iliac particulate cancellous bone and marrow grafted to alveolar clefts - A preliminary report of five young adult cases
M. Iino et al., Histological evaluation of autogenous iliac particulate cancellous bone and marrow grafted to alveolar clefts - A preliminary report of five young adult cases, CLEF PAL-CR, 37(1), 2000, pp. 55-60
Objective: We histologically evaluated iliac particulate cancellous bone an
d marrow (PCBM) grafted to alveolar clefts in five young adults with cleft
lip and palate,
Patients and Methods: Five young adults with cleft lip and palate underwent
secondary alveolar bone grafting, The mean age of the patients was 21.2 ye
ars (range = 17 to 27 years), Bone specimens were taken from the graft site
5 to 10 months after the surgery simultaneously with implant fixture place
ment (two cases), vestibuloplasty (two cases), and rebone grafting (one cas
e), These five bone specimens were prepared and stained with hematoxylin an
d eosin and examined microscopically.
Result: One specimen, taken 5 months after surgery, showed immature trabecu
lar bone partially lined by osteoblasts, The remaining four specimens showe
d well-mineralized trabeculae and fatty change in the marrow space.
Conclusion: In young adult cases, PCBM remodeled after grafting and became
mature bone about 5 to 6 months after the surgery.