Wide alveolar cleft and midface distraction: Report of a case

Background: Cleft lip and palate patients often present wide alveolar cleft and midface hypoplasia. Closure of such wide alveolar clefts may be difficult using bone graft. Traditional orthognathic surgery for midface advancement shows relapse. Distraction osteogenesis (DO) as a modality for midface...

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Published in:	Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research
Main Authors:	Stuti Singh, Divya Mehrotra, Chandan Gupta
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2012-05-01
Subjects:	Distraction osteogenesis Maxillary hypoplasia Alveolar cleft Midface distraction Midface advancement
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212426812000267