Tooth-borne distraction to widen the mandible. Technical note.
Based on reported animal studies, the case report presented demonstrates the use of tooth-borne distraction osteogenesis for mandibular widening of 1 cm in order to avoid extraoral distraction devices. Detrimental side effects on healthy anchoring teeth are not likely.
Niederhagen
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Bonn, Germany. niederhagen@uni-bonn.de
Braumann
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Bergé
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von Lindern
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D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000601:surgery; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000293:injuries; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors