본 연구에서는 구순접합술의 효과를 알아보기 위하여, 일측성 완전구순열을 가진 5명의 환아에서 Millard의 high haU-underminded adhesion과 Seibert 의 lip adhesion을 이용한 구순접합술후 Millard 변법을 이용한구순성형술을 시행하였다. 구순접합술은 상악치조분절 간의 관계를 개선해 주고 구순성형술을 쉽게해주며 최종적인 구순성형술 후 더욱 좋은 결과를 나타냈다. High kalf-underminded adhesion과 Seibert의 lip adhesion은 둘 다 넓은 구순열을 하는데 유용한 방법이며, 특히 Seibert의 lip ahesion은 강한 접합력을 얻을 수 있고 변위된 비중격의 개선 효과가 있으며 보다 심미적인 상순의 연속성을 얻게 해 주었다. 이상의 결과에서 넓은 완전구순열 환아에서 구순성형술에 앞서 구순접합술을 시행하면 상악치조분절 간의 관계를 개선시키고 구순성형술 후 최종적인 결과를 향상시킴을 알 수 있다.

Cleft lip and palate are most common congenital defomity to affect the orofacial region. Cleft lip and palate are caused by abnormal development of primary and secondary palate. Its causative mechanism is not completely understood, but genetic and environmental factors play important roles. Lots of epidemiologic surveys have been done extensively about incidence, racial influence, sex ratio, parent age, associated syndrome and genetic factors. These researches are useful to dissolve many problems in prevention and treatment of cleft lip and palate. We performed epidemiologic survey of cleft lip and palate who visited the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Guro hospital of Korea University from 1995 to 2004.

본 연구는 선천성 구개열 환자에서 구개성형술후 구개 길이가 어느 정도 연장되는지 알아보기 위하여 시행되었다. 199i년 4월부터 2004년 4월까지 10년동안 전남대학교병원 구강악안면외과에서 치료 받은 구개열 환자 중 추적조사가 가능한 112명을 대상으로 역학적 특성, 사용된 구개성형술식, 구개 길이의 연장 정도 및 술후 합병증에 대하여 임상기록을 조사하고 분석하였다. 불완전구개열 및 완전구개열 환자의 비는 1.6:1이었다. 성별분포는 완전구개열에서는 남자가 2.1배 많았고, 불완전구개열에서는 여자가 1.2배 많았다. 불완전구개열에서는 Dorrance법과 Wardill법을, 완전구개 열에서는 Wardill법과 Furlow법, two flap법, Perko법을 많이 사용하였다. 구개열 형태별 구개 길이의 연장 정도는 불완전구개열에서 평균 5.84 m(11.295) 연장되어 완전구개열에서의 평균 4.71 w(9.f%)보다 1.13 mm(1.6%) 더 많이 연장되었으나 통계학적 유의성은 없었다. 구개성형술식에 따른 구개 길이의 연장 정도는 Furlow법에서 5.70 m(10.9%) 연장되어 push back법에서의 5.33 in(10.7%)보다0.37 mm(0.2%) 더 많이 연장되었으나 역시 통계학적 유의성은 없었다. 술후 합병증으로 구개누공이 27예(24%b)로 가장 많이 발생하였다. 이상의 결과에서 구개성형술후 구개 길이가 3.5%부터 24.0%까지 평균 10.8% 연장되어 언어 기능에 기여함을 알 수 있다.

The frequency of abnormality at birth is average 1-1.5%, and of these, cleft lip & palate is known to be the most frequent congenital abnormality, Cleft is considered to be due to multi-factorial heredity correlated with genetic and environmental factors, Cleft patients require the collaborative treatment with several medical departments, Clinics for Maxillo-Oral Disorders of Tohoku University Dental Hospital performs the total managements related to such as occlusion and language for the patients with congenital maxilla-facial abnormality, This study examined the patients with cleft lip and/or palate who came to the Clinics for Maxilla-Oral Disorders of Tohoku University Dental Hospital for the past 17 years from Jan. 1987 to Dec, 2002, and had the results as follows, 1. Annual mean number of patients The annual mean number of the patients for 17 years from Jan, 1987 to Dec, 2002 was 91 patients, ranging from 63 minimum to 116 maximum, 2, Gender and types of cleft There were 747(51%) males and 709(49%) females, with a male to female ratio 1,05:1. CLP was the most frequent cleft type as shown in 616 patients, and other patients manifested different complaints such as CL, CP, SMCP and MC in order. 3. The laterality in cleft type The lip cleft was frequently expressed orderly on left, right and both sides of CL patients while orderly being shown on left, both and right sides of CLP patients. Accordingly, lip cleft was most commonly found on the left side. 4. Address at first visit Of 1,456 subjects, 850(58.4%) patients were residing in Miyagi Prefecture, where this hospital is located. 5. Age at first visit 615(42.2%) patients came to the hospital at their age younger than 1 year old, comprising 282(19.4%) patients age younger than 2 months old and 333(22.9%) patients age between 2 month old and 1 year old. 6. Mother's age at birth For the mother's age at birth, 526(39.9%) patients were at the age of 25 to 30 years old, and 17(1.3%) patients were over 40 years old. 7. Birth weight 34.3%(443 patients) had a birth weight of 2500-3000gm and 56.0%(724 patients) had a 3000-4000gm. It was also found that 7.9%(102 patients) had a birth weight of less than 2500gm. 8. Familial expression The frequency of familial expression was 6.5%(94 patients).

The closure of a wide alveolar cleft and fistula in cleft patients and the reconstruction of a maxillary dentoalveolar defect in bilateral cleft lip and palate (BCLP) patients are challenging for both orthodontists and oromaxillofacial surgeons. It is due to the difficulty in achieving complete closure by using local attached gingiva (palatal flap) and the great volume of bone required for the graft. In this article, the authors used bifocal distraction-compression osteosynthesis(BDCO) to create a segment of new alveolar bone and attached gingiva for the complete approximation of a wide alveolar cleft/fistula and the reconstruction of a maxillary dentoalveolar defect. Since the alveoli and gingivae on both ends of the cleft were approximated after BDCO, the need for extensive alveolar bone grafting was eliminated. It also could create new alveolar bone and gingiva for orthodontic tooth movement and implant.

Cleft lip and palate(CLP) patients usually have midface deficiency and Class III malocclusion. Distraction osteogenesis (DO) has been used recently to correct the maxillary hypoplasia with stable and predictable result. Both external and internal devices that permit midface distraction are available, This case report describes intraoral DO for correction of the midface deficiency in a adult CLP patient with relapse following orthognathic surgery. The purpose of this report is to present advantages of the intraoral DO for the treatment of CLP, The relative and potential clinical indications, treatment planning, patient preparation, and possible vector control for DO are discussed.