title: Surgical acrylic guide for distractor positioning.
abstract: Internal maxillary distraction with the Le Fort I osteotomy is a technique that can provide simultaneous skeletal advancement and gradual expansion of the soft tissue. For calibrating the vectors of the internal distractors and transferring the desired vectors to the patient, surgical guides may be fabricated before surgery on a stereolithographic model. The anterior nasal spine may be used as a critical anatomical landmark for applying this type of surgical guide.
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey.
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authors: Baykul
authors: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey.
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authors: MA
authors: Aydın
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey. Electronic address: yavuzfindik32@hotmail.com.
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authors: Fındık
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D009666:Nose / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort; D010780:Photogrammetry
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins
keywords: distraction osteogenesis; maxilla; surgical plate