title: Scar traction appliance for a patient with microstomia: a clinical report.
abstract: This clinical report illustrates how an active traction appliance was made for a patient with severe microstomia by attaching custom-made lip retractors to an orthodontic headgear. A steady, light tensile force was imparted to the lips with the elastic bands between the retractors and the headgear.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, University of the Witwatersrand Oral and Dental Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sykes
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005115:Extraoral Traction Appliances; D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008865:Microstomia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014143:Traction / Q000295:instrumentation*