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OBJECTIVES@#Currently, the research results regarding the bilateral temporomandibular joint symmetry in patients at different ages with unilateral complete cleft lip and palate (UCLP) are still controversial. In this study, the position of condyle in the articular fossa and morphology of condyle in UCLP patients at different developmental stages was measured and analyzed to explore the asymmetry difference, which can provide a new theoretical basis for the sequential therapy.@*METHODS@#A total of 90 patients with UCLP were divided into a mixed dentition group (31 cases), a young permanent dentition group (31 cases) and an old permanent dentition group (28 cases) according to age and dentition development. Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images were imported into Invivo5 software for 3D reconstruction, and the joint space, anteroposterior diameter, medio-lateral diameter, and height of condylar were measured, and its asymmetry index was calculated.@*RESULTS@#The asymmetry index of condylar height and anteroposterior diameter among the 3 groups, from small to large, was the mixed dentition group<the young permanent dentition group<the old permanent dentition group (both P<0.05). There was no significant difference in condylar anteroposterior diameter and asymmetry index between the mixed dentition group and the young permanent dentition group (both P>0.05), all of them were lower than those in the old permanent dentition group (both P<0.05). Compared with the normal side, the height of fracture condyle was smaller among the 3 groups (all P<0.05), and the anterior joint space was smaller (P<0.05) and the posterior joint space was larger (P<0.05) in the mixed dentition group.@*CONCLUSIONS@#In patients with UCLP, the asymmetry of condylar morphology increases with age, but the condylar position tends to normal. These results suggest that early treatment has important clinical significance for the morphologic development of temporomandibular joint in UCLP patients.
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Humans , Cleft Lip/diagnostic imaging , Cleft Palate/diagnostic imaging , Temporomandibular Joint/diagnostic imaging , Clinical RelevanceABSTRACT
Objective To investigate whether 5% strontium-containing brushite bone cements(DCPD) has repair effect on alveolar bone defects in osteoporotic rabbits. Methods Eighteen healthy adult female rabbits were used to establish osteoporosis models and were randomly divided into three groups:the blank control group, DCPD group,doped 5%DCPD group(5%strontium),with 6 rats in each group.In addition to the blank group, rats the other groups were filled with the corresponding bone cements in the bilateral alveolar bone defects. At 4 weeks and 8 weeks after operation,3 rats in each group were killed and given shooting the defect area X-ray.The expression of b-FGF was detected by immunohistochemistry. Results X-ray results showed that the defected of doped 5% DCPD group have been nearly completedat the 8 week,DCPD group partially completed repair,but blank group was not fully repaired. The results of immunohistochemistry showed that the expression of b-FGF was the highest at 4 weeks and decreased at 8 weeks after operation.Expression of b-FGF was significantly different at 4 weeks and 8 weeks among the three groups.Conclusion The 5%strontium-containing brushite bone cements can repair bone defect in osteoporotic rabbits.