title: Alveolar osseous distraction by the combined use of modified miniplates and an orthodontic appliance. A technical note.
abstract: An original alveolar osseous distraction method using a Hyrax orthodontic device connected to two miniplates modified as a skeletal orthodontic anchorage (Bollard™ type) is reported and illustrated by three cases. In all three cases with alveolar bone insufficiency, the alveolar osseous distraction allowed for dental implant positioning and fixed dental prosthetic rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Université catholique de Louvain, 10, Avenue Hippocrate, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium. herve.reychler@uclouvain.be
authors.forename: Hervé
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reychler
authors.forename: Pierrre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mahy
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bou Saba
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D006801:Humans; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D052280:Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique / Q000295:instrumentation*