Mechanical tension is widely applied on the suture to modulate the growth of craniofacial
bones. Deeply understanding the features of bone formation in expanding sutures could …

Purpose: This study was designed to investigate the effects of artificial mechanical
separation of the circummaxillary sutures on craniofacial growth in growing rats. Materials …

Objective: To establish an animal model of trans-sutural distraction osteogenesis in SD rats.
Methods: A self-designed V-shaped distraction device (distractor) was fabricated with the …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to know the process of tissue response and
regeneration in the palato-maxillary suture under tensile forces. METHODS: Sutural tissue …

Trans-sutural distraction osteogenesis (TSDO) has been successfully used to correct
midfacial hypoplasia in growing patients for years. The effects of TSDO, however, remain …

OBJECTIVE: To explore the histologic changes in zygomatic suture with 3-dimensional (3D)
zygomatic suture expansion osteogenesis (SEO). STUDY DESIGN: The zygomatic bones …

The application of distraction osteogenesis to the membranous bones of the craniofacial
skeleton and its effects on cranial volume and overall skull shape have not been fully …

Trans-sutural distraction is a biological process that induces the formation of new bone and
changes the position of bone by pulling on growing suture under the action of external …

Objective To evaluate the effect of insulin-like growth factor 1 for the bone induction and the
regulation for the fusion of the sagittal cranial sutures. Methods The cells, derived from …