Orthodontic treatment objectives
OBJECTIVES:
The main objectives of orthodontic treatment of patients with cleft during mixed dentition are:
- To align the dental arches and establishing a functiuonal oclusion, favoringa more normal growth tendency.
- To prepare the area of the alveolar cleft to recieve the bone graft that must be carried out before the eruption of the permanent canine.
Digital records
Intra/extraoral photographs
Digital tomography
Diagnosis and treatment plan
3D assisted treatment planning
Bone graft design
Digital alveolar graft design (c.a.d.)
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Bone graft manufacturing
Digital alveolar graft manufacturing (c.a.m.)
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Graft delivery
Graft fastened with mini-screws
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Post surgical follow-up
Consolidated alveolar graft
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Remote follow-up
Cellphone-based, at-home self reported photographs
Remote cellphone-based consultation