title: Alveolar distraction osteogenesis of bone graft reconstructed mandible.
abstract: This case report describes a patient who had severe mandibular bony deficiency as a result of excision of aggressive central giant cell granuloma. The defect was reconstructed with iliac bone graft. Four years later vertical distraction osteogenesis was performed on the grafted mandible in order to obtain a satisfactory bony height of mandibular ridge. Distraction osteogenesis can be a good alternative for the reconstruction of mandibular deficiencies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Faculty, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey. alpera@omu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alkan
authors.forename: Burcu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Baş
authors.forename: Samet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inal
mesh_terms: D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction; D014716:Vertical Dimension