title: Management of Cleft Maxillary Hypoplasia with Anterior Maxillary Distraction: Our Experience.
abstract: Maxillary hypoplasia is a common developmental problem in cleft lip and palate deformities. Since 1970s these deformities have traditionally been corrected by means of orthognathic surgery. Management of skeletal deformities in the maxillofacial region has been an important challenge for maxillofacial surgeons and orthodontists. Distraction osteogenesis is a surgical technique that uses body's own repairing mechanisms for optimal reconstruction of the tissues. We present four cases of anterior maxillary distraction osteogenesis with tooth borne distraction device-Hyrax, which were analyzed retrospectively for the efficacy of the tooth borne device-Hyrax and skeletal stability of distracted anterior maxillary segment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Mar Baselios Dental College, Kothamangalam, Kerala India.
authors.forename: Tojan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chacko
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mar Baselios Dental College, Kothamangalam, Kerala India.
authors.forename: Sankar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vinod
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mar Baselios Dental College, Kothamangalam, Kerala India.
authors.forename: Varghese
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mani
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mar Baselios Dental College, Kothamangalam, Kerala India.
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: George
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mar Baselios Dental College, Kothamangalam, Kerala India.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Sivaprasad
keywords: Anterior maxillary distraction; Cleft lip and palate; Hyrax