title: Mandibular midline distraction using a tooth-borne device and a minimally invasive surgical procedure.
abstract: In this technical note we share our experience of mandibular midline distraction, a powerful tool in orthognathic surgery. The use of a tooth-borne distractor and a minimally invasive surgical procedure to perform the midline osteotomy is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, GH MONICA Antwerp, University Hospital Antwerp (UA), Antwerp, Belgium. Electronic address: Nasser@nadjmi.com.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nadjmi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, GH MONICA Antwerp, University Hospital Antwerp (UA), Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.affiliation: Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, GH MONICA Antwerp, University Hospital Antwerp (UA), Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Van Erum
mesh_terms: D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000601:surgery*; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation
keywords: mandibular midline distraction; mandibular osteotomy.; mandibular symphyseal distraction; trans-mandibular distraction