Mandibular midline distraction using a tooth-borne device and a minimally invasive surgical procedure

N Nadjmi; S Stevens; R Van Erum

doi:10.1016/j.ijom.2014.11.004

Mandibular midline distraction using a tooth-borne device and a minimally invasive surgical procedure

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2015 Apr;44(4):452-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2014.11.004. Epub 2014 Dec 5.

Authors

N Nadjmi¹, S Stevens², R Van Erum²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, GH MONICA Antwerp, University Hospital Antwerp (UA), Antwerp, Belgium. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, GH MONICA Antwerp, University Hospital Antwerp (UA), Antwerp, Belgium.

PMID: 25487564
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2014.11.004

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.

Keywords: mandibular midline distraction; mandibular osteotomy.; mandibular symphyseal distraction; trans-mandibular distraction.

MeSH terms

Cone-Beam Computed Tomography
Equipment Design
Humans
Malocclusion / surgery*
Mandible / diagnostic imaging
Mandible / surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures*
Osteogenesis, Distraction / instrumentation*
Osteotomy / instrumentation