title: Alternate rapid maxillary expansion-constriction and tooth-borne symphyseal distraction osteogenesis : A case report demonstrating treatment of a patient with severe crowding.
abstract: Surgically assisted rapid mandibular expansion is a contemporary treatment alternative to enable genuine skeletal mandibular widening. Mandibular widening via a tooth-borne distractor is a practical and noninvasive clinical approach. Recently, to expand and protract the maxilla, the alternate rapid maxillary expansion-and-constriction procedure was suggested. In this case report, we describe a female patient (12 years 7 months old) having severe maxillary and mandibular crowding who underwent repeated alternate rapid maxillary expansion and constriction in combination with tooth-borne symphyseal distraction osteogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Ankara, Besevler, 06500, Ankara, Turkey. haticegokalp@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gökalp
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Crowding; Orthodontics; Osteogenesis; Osteotomy; Tooth movement