International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 6 , Pages 615-616, June 2010

Cystic change in alveolar bone graft

South Thames Cleft Unit, Guys and St. Thomas's Hospital, London, UK

Accepted 5 February 2010. published online 19 March 2010.

Abstract 

The authors report a cystic lesion within a previous unilateral cleft lip and alveolus bone graft site in a 15-year-old girl, 5 years after the secondary bone graft. The cyst comprised respiratory epithelial lining, which is thought to be a remnant of the nasal mucosal lining of the primary cleft.

Keywords: alveolar bone graft, alveolar cyst

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PII: S0901-5027(10)00052-4

doi:10.1016/j.ijom.2010.02.009

International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 6 , Pages 615-616, June 2010

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