Bone Tissue Engineering Strategies for Alveolar Cleft: Review of Preclinical Results and Guidelines for Future Studies

• Published in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal p. 10556656221104954
• Main Authors: Park, Jenn J, Rochlin, Danielle H, Parsaei, Yassmin, Shetye, Pradip R, Witek, Lukasz, Leucht, Philipp, Rabbani, Piul S, Flores, Roberto L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2023
• Subjects: mandible; bone regeneration; maxilla; bone grafting

The current standard of care for an alveolar cleft defect is an autogenous bone graft, typically from the iliac crest. Given the limitations of alveolar bone graft surgery, such as limited supply, donor site morbidity, graft failure, and need for secondary surgery, there has been growing interest in...