Prevention of Lingual Inclination of the Transport Segment in Vertical Distraction Osteogenesis in the Mandible

Autor: Yasuyuki, Shibuya, Shibuya, Yasuyuki, Naoki, Takata, Suguru, Ishida, Junichiro, Takeuchi, Masaki, Kobayashi, Hiroaki, Suzuki, Takahide, Komori
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Implant Dentistry. 21:374-378
ISSN: 1056-6163
DOI: 10.1097/id.0b013e3182660ecd
Popis: Vertical distraction osteogenesis can extend not only to hard tissues but also to soft tissues. There is a tendency to cause progressive lingual inclination of the distracted segment. This study describes a method for preventing the lingual inclination of the transport segment in patients with vertical distraction osteogenesis in the anterior region of the mandible and reports the results of long-term follow-up. The subjects included 5 patients who had severely atrophic ridges in the anterior mandible. In all cases, a part of the mental protuberance was scraped out, and the distractor was placed suitably in a labioinclination beforehand. Therefore, the transport segments did not lean to the lingual side and had long-term stability.
Databáze: OpenAIRE