Erschienen in:
28.11.2023 | TECHNICAL NOTE
Three Dimensional Model Planning for Vector Determination in Alveolar Distraction Osteogenesis: A Technical Note
verfasst von:
P. Bhuvaneshwari, Emmanuel D. S. Azariah, C. Deepak
Erschienen in:
Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery
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Ausgabe 1/2024
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Excerpt
Alveolar distraction osteogenesis is one of the successful procedures for vertical ridge augmentation introduced by Chin and Toth in 1996 [
1] McCarthy was the first surgeon to report the use of distraction osteogenesis for craniofacial skeletal defects in 1991 [
2] Alveolar distraction osteogenesis provides vertical augmentation of both hard and soft tissues with significantly low morbidity rates. The crucial step in alveolar distraction is determining the direction of distraction or vector alignment. …