title: Why is it necessary to have a latency period (5 to 7 days) before activating the distraction osteogenesis procedure?
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthodontics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Harry L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Legan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic / Q000502:physiology; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors