title: Proximal segment position after distraction with the MD-DOS device.
abstract: We investigated cephalometrically the movement of the proximal segment in the sagittal plane in patients treated with distraction (MD-DOS device) for mandibular lengthening. The proximal segment was anteriorly rotated, whilst the distal segment was posteriorly rotated after the lengthening procedure. Thus the angle of the jaw was advanced half the distance of the advancement of the distal segment. One possible reason for the anterior rotation of 3.3 degrees on average is the repositioning of the proximal segment during application of the anterior fixation unit in the cases where mobilization was complete. Another more plausible reason is the anterior pull by the masticatory muscles and elastic bands being greater than the reactive distraction vector component in concert with a flexible telescopic distraction module and a single posterior screw anchorage. The positional movements of both distal and proximal segments were similar to those observed after mandibular advancement with bilateral sagittal split osteotomies.
authors.affiliation: Division of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, General Hospital St John, Bruges, Belgium.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hendrickx
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Mommaerts
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Abeloos
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Neyt
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: De Clercq
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001863:Bone Screws; D002508:Cephalometry; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D019186:Mandibular Advancement / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000502:physiology; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D018583:Pliability; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012399:Rotation; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques