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Correlation Between Body Mass Index and Progressive Grafted Bone in Cleft Patients

Completed
Conditions
Cleft Lip and Palate
Bone Graft; Complications
Interventions
Procedure: alveolar bone grafting
Registration Number
NCT05002920
Lead Sponsor
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Brief Summary

The cleft patients received alveolar bone graft(ABG) for alveolar defect. Body mass index (BMI) was measured for each patients when receiving ABG. Bone mineral density was measured by Cone-Beam CT at two time-points: post-ABG six months, and post-ABG two years. The study was to analyze the correlation between BMI and post-operative bone mineral density.

Detailed Description

Although childhood obesity is a growing issue, the association between BMI and the progressive bone mineral density (BMD) in grafted tissue after secondar alveolar grafting (ABG) remains little reviewed. This study compared the correlation between BMI and the progressive BMD after ABG procedure. Thirty-nine patients with unilateral or bilateral clefts were enrolled. ABG was performed at mixed-dentition age. Patient were classified into underweight, normal weight, and overweight or obese based on age- and sex-adjusted BMI. BMD was expressed in Hounsfield unit (HU) on cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), which was obtained at 6 months (T1) and 2 years (T2) postoperatively. Calibrated BMD (HUgrafted tissue/HUpogonion¬, BMDc) was used for further analysis.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
39
Inclusion Criteria
  • nonsyndromic unilateral or bilateral cleft lip and alveolus with or without palate patients
  • received secondary ABG at Chang Gung Craniofacial Center
  • received team managements based on our current treatment protocol for cleft lip and palate
Exclusion Criteria
  • syndromic cleft
  • patients with failed grafted tissue

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
cleft patients received alveolar bone graftingalveolar bone graftingalveolar bone grafting was performed when the cleft patients were aged around 9 years old. CBCT was used to analyze the bone mineral density of grafted tissue.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
bone mineral densitypost-ABG two years

measuring the bone density from cone beam CT

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

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Taoyuan, Taiwan

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