| Title | Distraction osteogenesis of basal mandibular bone for reconstruction of the alveolar ridge. | | Author(s) | Uckan S, Dolanmaz D, Kalayci A, Cilasun U | | Institution | Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey. suckan@yahoo.com | | Source | Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2002 Oct; 40(5):393-6. | | MeSH | Adult
Alveolar Process
Alveolar Ridge Augmentation
Dental Implantation, Endosseous
Eosinophilic Granuloma
Female
Granuloma, Giant Cell
Humans
Jaw, Edentulous, Partially
Male
Mandible
Mandibular Diseases
Osteogenesis, Distraction
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
| | Abstract | Alveolar distraction is being used increasingly for alveolar bone reconstruction in patients with severe mandibular defects. When there has been total loss of alveolar bone, distraction of the mandibular basal bone is necessary. Distraction osteogenesis is considerably more challenging in mandibular basal bone than in alveolar bone. The low level of the cut increases the technical difficulty and may result in a poor outcome. We describe three cases in which more than 10 mm of distraction of mandibular basal bone was required. Semirigid distraction devices were used to reconstruct the alveolar structures in each case. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 12379185 |
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