title: Surgical Correction of the Malpositioned Segment After Alveolar Distraction in the Edentulous Patient.
abstract: This study examined a female patient with a lower edentulous state, who had undergone a previous alveolar distraction. A lingually malpositioned segment was found after the alveolar distraction. Therefore, an osteotomy of the distracted segment was performed and the segment was corrected into the labial side and fixed with miniplates. Good results in correcting the malpositioned segment were achieved in this edentulous patient using the osteotomy and fixation after an alveolar distraction.
authors.affiliation: *Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea. †Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Gwangju, Korea. ‡Professor, Department of Dental Material, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea. §Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Hee-Kyun
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Seunggon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Hong-Ju
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Yeong-Joon
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Min-Suk
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kook
mesh_terms: D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000601:surgery*; D063168:Mandibular Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000379:methods