title: Implant-supported distraction osteogenesis: a technique to advance the deficient maxilla.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Methodist Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston, Texas, USA. michaellypka@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lypka
authors.forename: Andy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Afshar
authors.forename: Dieu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pham
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fortman
authors.forename: Dennis-Duke R
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yen
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants