title: Maxillary advancement and transpalatal expansion using internal distraction in a patient with cleft lip and palate.
abstract: Correction of sagittal and transverse maxillary discrepancies in patients with cleft lip or palate remains a challenge for craniofacial surgeons. Distraction osteogenesis has revolutionized the conceptualization and approach to the craniofacial malformations and has become a reliable and irreplaceable part of the surgical armamentarium. We are reporting a case of sequential maxillary advancement and transpalatal expansion using internal distraction in a patient with unilateral cleft lip and palate presenting with severe maxillary sagittal and transverse deficiencies.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland. Paolo.Scolozzi@hospvd.ch
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scolozzi
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Herzog
authors.forename: Bertrand
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jaques
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002508:Cephalometry; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D008297:Male; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000150:complications; D008437:Maxilla / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D008844:Micrognathism / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000379:methods*; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort / Q000379:methods*; D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique