These results suggest that the anteroposterior relationship was not significantly different between the groups, but the transversal relationship was better in the two-stage group than in the one-stage group.

Monocortical mandibular bone grafting appears extremely effective for sufficient bone bridge formation and facilitation of cleft-adjacent teeth eruption. The procedure is advantageous in that the quantity of bone required per unit volume of cleft defect is relatively reduced, and larger clefts can thus be treated.

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Special AT-rich sequence-binding protein 2 (SATB2)-associated syndrome (SAS) is characterized by alterations of SATB2.

: We describe our experience with a case of congenital epulis arising in both the maxillary and mandibular alveolar ridge, which showed spontaneous regression. Two distinct lesions were found in an 8-dayold newborn infant at the first medical examination: one was a sessile lesion on the maxillary alveolar ridge corresponding to the right upper deciduous canine, and the other was a pedunculated lesion on the mandibular alveolar ridge corresponding to the right lower deciduous lateral incisor. Because the patient did not have any problem with feeding using a nursing bottle or with breathing, we decided to perform follow-up observation.