title: Protective guide plate to aid in downfracture and positioning of the maxilla after Le Fort I osteotomy.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Aichi-Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurita
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Echiverre
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D010159:Palate / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D015607:Stents; D013314:Stress, Mechanical