Treatment of a mandibular cleft using distraction.
Distraction osteogenesis is an alternative treatment method for correction of mandibular hypoplasia. This paper outlines the use of mandibular distraction in a patient with mandibular hypoplasia and a history of a mandibular cleft.
Grossman
Marguerite
M
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA. amgos@yahoo.com
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Stuart
S
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D019186:Mandibular Advancement / Q000379:methods*; D008844:Micrognathism / Q000601:surgery; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction; D063173:Retrognathia / Q000601:surgery*