title: Management of mandibular hypoplasia using distraction osteogenesis technique.
abstract: By using distraction osteogenesis technique, 3 cases of mandibular hypoplasia were treated by home-made and German-made jaw distractors: including one patient suffered from bilateral ankylosis of temporo-mandibular joint and 2 patients from deficiency of mandible. The duration of distraction osteogenesis was one month. The bone distractor was removed 3 months after operation. Satisfactory results were obtained in all 3 cases. Distraction osteogenesis can successfully be used in mandibular functional reconstruction and has much more advantages than traditional technique.
authors.affiliation: Stomatological Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030.
authors.forename: Xuejin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: Weimin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000844:Ankylosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint