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Tatsuo Shirota
Tatsuo Shirota
School of Dentistry,
2-1-1, Kita-senzoku, Ohta-ku, 145-8515 Tokyo
Japan
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Research Article
Clinical Evaluation of Bioabsorbable Mesh for Secondary Bone Grafts in the Alveolar Cleft
Author(s): Tatsuo Shirota, Hiroshi Ogura, Maiko Suzuki, Ayako Akizuki, Takaaki Kamatani, Seiji Kondo and Tetsutaro YamaguchiTatsuo Shirota, Hiroshi Ogura, Maiko Suzuki, Ayako Akizuki, Takaaki Kamatani, Seiji Kondo and Tetsutaro Yamaguchi
Purpose: This study investigates whether a poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA)-polyglycolic acid (PGA) mesh-type bone joining material (PLLA-PGA mesh), a bioabsorbable osteosynthetic material, can replace titanium mesh for secondary bone grafts in the alveolar cleft. Methods: The subjects were 6 patients who underwent secondary bone grafting in the alveolar cleft using the PLLA-PGA mesh and 6 patients treated with titanium mesh. Intraoral X-ray images and dental small-field CT (3DX) were taken over a period of 6 months postoperatively. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was performed for two objective variables obtained from CT images namely the vertical height of the bony bridge and the labial-lingual thickness. A generalized linear model was also used to analyze a discrete objective variable, i.e., the.. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/2161-1122.1000353