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Fig. 5

From: Correlation between alveolar cleft morphology and the outcome of secondary alveolar bone grafting for unilateral cleft lip and palate

Fig. 5

A new method for the classification of alveolar cleft morphology consisting of five types: type I, prism type (labial defect size ≥ palatal defect size; nasal defect size ≥ occlusal defect size); type II, prism type (labial defect ≥ palatal defect; nasal defect < occlusal defect); type III, inverted prism type (palatal defect ≥ labial defect); type IV, funnel type (significantly narrow defect in the middle towards the vertical dimension); and type V, undefinable (extremely irregular morphology)

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