Mandibular distraction osteogenesis for treatment of extreme mandibular hypoplasia

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 2007 Netherlands English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, volume 132, pages 848-855 (issn: 0889-5406,

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Authors: Aoki, A.; Prahl-Andersen, B.;

doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2006.03.030

pmid: 18068608

handle: 11245/1.278114

Mandibular distraction osteogenesis for treatment of extreme mandibular hypoplasia

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Abstract

Distraction osteogenesis is an important option for the treatment of mandibular hypoplasia. This case report describes the treatment of a girl with mandibular hypoplasia and sleep apnea. She had a tracheostomy, followed by orthodontic treatment, including extraoral mandibular distraction osteogenesis to open the airway. Follow-up records 4 year 8 months after the distraction osteogenesis are presented.

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Netherlands

Related Organizations

University of Amsterdam
Netherlands
Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam
Netherlands
Institute of Science Tokyo
Japan
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Netherlands

Keywords

Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Tracheostomy, Cephalometry, Micrognathism, Osteogenesis, Distraction, Humans, Female, Mandible, Child, Mandibular Advancement

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