Patients with severe maxillary hypoplasia secondary to craniofacial dysplasia present a
challenge to the craniofacial surgeon. Maxillary distraction presents a promising tool to treat
these patients more successfully. Fifteen patients aged 12 to 20 years with craniofacial
dysplasia and maxillary retrusion were treated with two different techniques after complete
Le Fort I osteotomy: one group underwent face mask protraction (2 patients), and the other
group underwent rigid external distraction (13 patients). Cephalometric evaluation was …