Tooth-borne distraction to widen the mandible. Technical note

B Niederhagen; B Braumann; S Bergé; J J von Lindern; T Appel

Tooth-borne distraction to widen the mandible. Technical note

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2000 Feb;29(1):27-8.

Authors

B Niederhagen¹, B Braumann, S Bergé, J J von Lindern, T Appel

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Bonn, Germany. [email protected]

PMID: 10691139

Abstract

Based on reported animal studies, the case report presented demonstrates the use of tooth-borne distraction osteogenesis for mandibular widening of 1 cm in order to avoid extraoral distraction devices. Detrimental side effects on healthy anchoring teeth are not likely.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Follow-Up Studies
Fractures, Comminuted / surgery
Humans
Malocclusion / surgery
Mandible / surgery*
Mandibular Condyle / injuries
Mandibular Fractures / surgery
Maxillary Fractures / surgery
Osteogenesis, Distraction / instrumentation
Osteogenesis, Distraction / methods*
Osteotomy, Le Fort
Recurrence
Time Factors