In the specific field of maxillofacial surgery, the use of osseous distraction is always more
and more helpful not only in the rehabilitation of malformation pathologies, but also in the …

RESULTS In both cases, the procedure was tolerated well, and no pain or tension was
reported. No increase in velopharyngeal insufficiency was noted at the logopedic follow-up …

Objective: This report introduces the possibilities of callus distraction in the extremely
atrophied, edentulous midface in a cleft lip and palate patient. Intervention: After a subtotal …

In the last few years, distraction techniques have been used successfully to correct the
hypoplastic human mandible. In patients with cleft lip and palate, normal growth of the …

Abstract A new Le Fort I internal distraction device was developed by one of the authors (JG)
and successfully used on a patient with cleft lip and palate and severe maxillary hypoplasia …

Mandibular distraction osteogenesis has gained popularity for the treatment of mandibular
hypoplasia and asymmetry. With this technique, significant skeletal and soft tissue changes …

Objective To assess the results of maxillary distraction osteogenesis with the Rigid External
Distraction System using three-dimensional computed tomography scan volume-rendered …

A wide variety of disease processes produce alteration of midfacial skeletal growth, resulting
in moderate-to-severe midface deficiency presenting as retrusion associated with Angle's …

This study compares internal and external distraction devices in the treatment of midface
retrusion. 20 patients were treated with midface distraction (12 Crouzon, 4 Apert, 4 others); …

Osteogenesis distraction is an increasingly used technique for the correction of facial
deformities because it offers a faster and more controlled growth of the hypoplasic bone …