Front-block technical note: dental and bone borne distractors.
JOURNAL OF STOMATOLOGY, ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY 2018;
120:143-146. [PMID:
30396024 DOI:
10.1016/j.jormas.2018.10.015]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Revised: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Orthognathic surgical technique of segmental osteogenesis distraction of the anterior mandible alveolar process (front-block) was introduced by Triaca and al. in 2001 [2] including lower incisors. The technical note describes distraction process used both, dental-borne distractor and bone-borne distractor. A genioplasty plate was used as a bone-borne distractor. The main point here is that distraction depends on two distraction vectors, a dental one and an alveolar one. It provides good stability and controlled segmental osteogenesis translation and allows sufficient alveolar segmental transport without loading the teeth too heavily.
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