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Complete cleft maxillary alveolar ridge

MedGen UID:
1841954
•Concept ID:
C5827006
•
Congenital Abnormality
HPO: HP:5201008

Definition

Cleft maxillary alveolar ridge in which the cleft goes through the entire length of the maxillary alveolar ridge. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVComplete cleft maxillary alveolar ridge

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Assessment of Treatment Outcome of Presurgical Nasoalveolar Molding in Patients With Cleft Lip and Palate and Its Postsurgical Stability.
Bhutiani N, Tripathi T, Verma M, Bhandari PS, Rai P
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2020 Jun;57(6):700-706. Epub 2020 Mar 1 doi: 10.1177/1055665620906293. PMID: 32116001
Treatment of alveolar cleft performing a pyramidal pocket and an autologous bone grafting.
Morselli PG, Giuliani R, Pinto V, Oranges CM, Negosanti L, Tavaniello B, Morellini A
J Craniofac Surg 2009 Sep;20(5):1566-70. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181b0dacd. PMID: 19816297
State of the art in oral and maxillofacial surgery: treatment of maxillary hypoplasia and anterior palatal and alveolar clefts.
Steinberg B, Padwa BL, Boyne P, Kaban L
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 1999 Jul;36(4):283-91. doi: 10.1597/1545-1569_1999_036_0284_sotaio_2.3.co_2. PMID: 10426593

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Three-dimensional Changes of Maxillary Alveolar Morphology After Using Modified Nasoalveolar Molding in Patients with Complete Unilateral Cleft lip and Palate.
Chaisooktaksin N, Chimruang J, Worasakwutiphong S, Tansalarak R
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2023 Aug;60(8):928-937. Epub 2022 Mar 14 doi: 10.1177/10556656221086816. PMID: 35285744
Effectiveness of Presurgical Nasoalveolar Molding Appliance in Infants With Complete Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate.
Dinh TTN, Van Nguyen D, Dien VHA, Dong TK
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2022 Aug;59(8):995-1000. Epub 2021 Jun 24 doi: 10.1177/10556656211026493. PMID: 34164995
Function of Nasoalveolar Molding Devices in Bilateral Complete Cleft Lip and Palate: A 3-Dimensional Maxillary Arch Analysis.
Tankittiwat P, Pisek A, Manosudprasit M, Punyavong P, Manosudprasit A, Phaoseree N, Wangsrimongkol B, Pisek P, Manosudprasit A
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2021 Nov;58(11):1389-1397. Epub 2021 Mar 4 doi: 10.1177/1055665621990184. PMID: 33657892
Short-Term Efficacy of Presurgical Vacuum Formed Nasoalveolar Molding Aligners on Nose, Lip, and Maxillary Arch Morphology in Infants With Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate: A Prospective Clinical Trial.
Al Khateeb KA, Fotouh MA, Abdelsayed F, Fahim F
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2021 Jul;58(7):815-823. Epub 2020 Oct 27 doi: 10.1177/1055665620966189. PMID: 33107321
Mesial and distal alveolar bone morphology in maxillary canines moved into the grafted alveolar cleft: Computed tomography evaluation.
Garib D, Massaro C, Yatabe M, Janson G, Lauris JRP
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2017 May;151(5):869-877. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2016.11.019. PMID: 28457264

Diagnosis

Dynamic changes in nasal symmetry after presurgical nasoalveolar molding in infants with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate.
Thakur S, Singh A, Diwana VK, Rani A, Thakur NS
Afr J Paediatr Surg 2020 Jan-Jun;17(1-2):1-4. doi: 10.4103/ajps.AJPS_5_18. PMID: 33106444Free PMC Article
Severity of alveolar cleft before palatoplasty affects vertical maxillofacial growth in 6-year-old patients with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate.
Tomita Y, Kuroda S, Katsura T, Watanabe T, Watanabe K, Fujihara S, Tanaka E
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2012 Apr;141(4 Suppl):S102-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2011.09.010. PMID: 22449590
Analysis of facial skeleton shape in patients with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate: geometric morphometry.
Velemínská J, Katina S, Smahel Z, Sedlácková M
Acta Chir Plast 2006;48(1):26-32. PMID: 16722348
Nasolabial and alveolar morphology following presurgical orthopaedic treatment in complete unilateral clefts of lip, alveolus and palate.
Yamada T, Mori Y, Mishima K, Sugahara T
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2003 Dec;31(6):343-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2003.07.004. PMID: 14637062
Data-objective diagnosis of infant cleft lip, alveolus, and palate. Morphologic data guiding understanding and treatment concepts.
Kriens O
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 1991 Apr;28(2):157-68. doi: 10.1597/1545-1569_1991_028_0157_dodoic_2.3.co_2. PMID: 2069971

Therapy

Evaluation of maxillary alveolar ridge formation and ridge continuity after secondary alveolar bone grafting using cancellous and cortico-cancellous bone graft in unilateral cleft alveolus using cone beam computed tomographic scan - a randomized controlled trial.
Parmar S, Datarkar A, Valvi B, Deshpande A
Oral Maxillofac Surg 2024 Mar;28(1):315-321. Epub 2023 Feb 24 doi: 10.1007/s10006-023-01145-7. PMID: 36826684
Short-Term Efficacy of Presurgical Vacuum Formed Nasoalveolar Molding Aligners on Nose, Lip, and Maxillary Arch Morphology in Infants With Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate: A Prospective Clinical Trial.
Al Khateeb KA, Fotouh MA, Abdelsayed F, Fahim F
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2021 Jul;58(7):815-823. Epub 2020 Oct 27 doi: 10.1177/1055665620966189. PMID: 33107321
Assessment of Treatment Outcome of Presurgical Nasoalveolar Molding in Patients With Cleft Lip and Palate and Its Postsurgical Stability.
Bhutiani N, Tripathi T, Verma M, Bhandari PS, Rai P
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2020 Jun;57(6):700-706. Epub 2020 Mar 1 doi: 10.1177/1055665620906293. PMID: 32116001
Treatment of alveolar cleft performing a pyramidal pocket and an autologous bone grafting.
Morselli PG, Giuliani R, Pinto V, Oranges CM, Negosanti L, Tavaniello B, Morellini A
J Craniofac Surg 2009 Sep;20(5):1566-70. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181b0dacd. PMID: 19816297
Vertical changes in patients with complete unilateral and bilateral cleft lip, alveolus and palate.
Lisson JA, Hanke I, Tränkmann J
J Orofac Orthop 2004 May;65(3):246-58. doi: 10.1007/s00056-004-0332-0. PMID: 15160251

Prognosis

Treatment of alveolar cleft performing a pyramidal pocket and an autologous bone grafting.
Morselli PG, Giuliani R, Pinto V, Oranges CM, Negosanti L, Tavaniello B, Morellini A
J Craniofac Surg 2009 Sep;20(5):1566-70. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181b0dacd. PMID: 19816297
Vertical changes in patients with complete unilateral and bilateral cleft lip, alveolus and palate.
Lisson JA, Hanke I, Tränkmann J
J Orofac Orthop 2004 May;65(3):246-58. doi: 10.1007/s00056-004-0332-0. PMID: 15160251
Unilateral complete cleft lip and palate repair using lip adhesion and passive alveolar molding appliance.
Cho B
J Craniofac Surg 2001 Mar;12(2):148-56. doi: 10.1097/00001665-200103000-00012. PMID: 11314626
Transverse changes after surgical closure of complete cleft lip, alveolus and palate.
Lisson JA, Schilke R, Tränkmann J
Clin Oral Investig 1999 Mar;3(1):18-24. doi: 10.1007/s007840050073. PMID: 10522188
Ectopic eruption of maxillary first permanent molars in children with cleft lip.
da Silva Filho OG, De Albuquerque MV, Kurol J
Angle Orthod 1996;66(5):373-80. doi: 10.1043/0003-3219(1996)066<0373:EEOMFP>2.3.CO;2. PMID: 8893107

Clinical prediction guides

Function of Nasoalveolar Molding Devices in Bilateral Complete Cleft Lip and Palate: A 3-Dimensional Maxillary Arch Analysis.
Tankittiwat P, Pisek A, Manosudprasit M, Punyavong P, Manosudprasit A, Phaoseree N, Wangsrimongkol B, Pisek P, Manosudprasit A
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2021 Nov;58(11):1389-1397. Epub 2021 Mar 4 doi: 10.1177/1055665621990184. PMID: 33657892
Evaluation of the Microbiological Profile of Alveolar Residual Screws and Cleft-Adjacent Teeth in Individuals With Complete Unilateral Fissures.
Iurovschi R, Joaquim CR, de Faveri M, de Miranda TS, Feres M, de Figueiredo LC
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2020 Oct;57(10):1182-1189. Epub 2020 Aug 4 doi: 10.1177/1055665620945568. PMID: 32748644
Mesial and distal alveolar bone morphology in maxillary canines moved into the grafted alveolar cleft: Computed tomography evaluation.
Garib D, Massaro C, Yatabe M, Janson G, Lauris JRP
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2017 May;151(5):869-877. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2016.11.019. PMID: 28457264
Complete cleft lip and palate without bone grafting and its effect on craniofacial morphology in three planes.
Gesch D, Kirbschus A
Ann Anat 2004 Dec;186(5-6):531-7. doi: 10.1016/S0940-9602(04)80102-X. PMID: 15646288
Prevalence of palatal and alveolar cysts in babies with cleft lip and palate.
Alves KM, Peixoto V, Gomide MR, de Carvalho Carrara CF, Costa B
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2004 Sep;41(5):490-3. doi: 10.1597/02-139.1. PMID: 15352863

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