title: Transpalatal distraction as a method of maxillary expansion.
abstract: Conventional devices used for surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion are tooth-borne. Dental fixation entails a number of possible drawbacks such as loss of anchorage, skeletal relapse during and after the expansion period, cortical fenestration and buccal root resorption. A bone-borne titanium device with interchangeable expansion modules, used with a callous distraction policy, is presented.
authors.affiliation: Division of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, General Hospital St John, Bruges, Belgium.
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Mommaerts
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001863:Bone Screws; D006801:Humans; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010159:Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D014025:Titanium