Implant-supported distraction osteogenesis: a technique to advance the deficient maxilla.
We describe a technique in which osseointegrated implants are used as anchors to support a custom-fabricated distraction device to advance the deficient anterior maxilla. The absolute rigidity of osseointegrated implants in bone provides stable anchorage for successful distraction.
Lypka
Michael
M
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Methodist Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston, Texas, USA. michaellypka@hotmail.com
Afshar
Andy
A
Pham
Dieu
D
Fortman
Kenneth
K
Yamashita
Dennis-Duke R
DD
Yen
Stephen
S
D000328:Adult; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D015921:Dental Implants; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort / Q000379:methods
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