ReviewClinical oral investigations2016
Management of the premaxilla in the treatment of bilateral cleft of lip and palate: what can the literature tell us?
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- Evaluation of precision and trueness of intraoral scanners for newborns with cleft lip and palate: 3D analysis of digital models.Head & face medicine · 2026Article
- Tooth Auto-Transplantation in Patients with Cleft Lip and/or Palate: A Systematic Review and Preliminary Clinical Protocol Proposal.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- A Technique for Repositioning the Posteriorly Displaced Premaxilla Following Prior Repair of Complete Bilateral Cleft Lip.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Exploring Current Trends, Challenges and Future Directions of Intraoral Digital Impression in the Management of Patients with Cleft Lip and/or Palate: A Narrative Literature Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Comparison of Bone Formation After Early and Late Secondary Alveolar Bone Grafting in Patients With Unilateral and Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2025Article
- The Accuracy of Digital Impressions versus Conventional Impressions in Neonates with Cleft Lip and/or Palate: A Laboratory-Based Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Clinician- and Patient-Centred Outcomes of Digital Impressions in Infants with Cleft Lip and Palate: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- A Review of Orthodontic Considerations before and after Alveolar Bone Grafting in Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate.Acta medica Philippina · 2024Review
- A Custom Stabilizing Splint for the Management of BLCP with Protruding Premaxilla.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2022Article
- Incidence and morphology of the incisive suture in CT scanning of young children and human fetuses.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2020Article
- Incidence of complications in secondary alveolar bone grafting of bilateral clefts with premaxillary osteotomy: a retrospective cohort study.Clinical oral investigations · 2020Article
- Bilateral cleft lip repair with simultaneous premaxillary setback and primary limited rhinoplasty.Maxillofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveIn the treatment of bilateral cleft lip and palate (BCLP) patients, there is discussion about the management of the position of the premaxilla. This literature analysis summarises the literature on managing this condition. MATERIALS AND
methodsA PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library search was conducted resulting in 4465 articles which were screened on title and abstract.
resultsSeventy-one articles were available in full text, 16 of which were included in this literature analysis. We searched on keywords timing and technique, complications, growth of the maxilla and results after bone grafting the alveolar process. This literature analysis has shown that there are various ways to correct the position of the premaxilla. These can be divided into primary, early, late secondary and tertiary intervention before the age of 8 years, between the ages of 8 and 12 years and older than 12 years. Correction is done with surgery, orthodontics or a combination, with or without bone grafting.
conclusionsAn osteotomy of the premaxilla in combination with secondary alveolar bone grafting appears to be the most successful technique. Combining early secondary alveolar bone grafting with osteotomy creates more room to ensure a watertight closure of the nasal mucosa resulting in fewer postoperative complications. Before surgery, the orthodontist should try to optimise the position of the premaxilla for its surgical correction prior to bone grafting. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The treatment of BCLP patients is still based on experience and expert opinions. This literature analysis tries to give a summery on how to handle the protruded and displaced premaxilla.
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