title: Bidimensional dentoalveolar distraction osteogenesis for treatment efficiency.
abstract: This case report describes the treatment of a 16-year-old girl with a unilateral posterior buccal crossbite, a unilateral Class II molar relationship, and a maxillary right canine high in the labial sulcus. The treatment plan included surgically assisted unilateral maxillary expansion for the correction of the buccal crossbite, with simultaneous dentoalveolar distraction of the maxillary right canine into the extraction space of the first premolar aided by skeletal anchorage. Reduced orthodontic treatment time was facilitated by these 2 surgical procedures. A pleasing esthetic result and a good functional occlusion were achieved in 13 months.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthodontics, Charles Burstone Professor, Department of Craniofacial Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, USA. Furibe@uchc.edu
authors.forename: Flavio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Uribe
authors.forename: Sachin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Nandakumar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Janakiraman
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shafer
authors.forename: Ravindra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nanda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000601:surgery; D001860:Bone Plates; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods; D003481:Cuspid / Q000473:pathology; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000601:surgery; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D052280:Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique; D014079:Tooth Eruption, Ectopic / Q000628:therapy; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome