Alveolar distraction osteogenesis of bone graft reconstructed mandible. Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics. [Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod] Journal article

This case report describes a patient who had severe mandibular bony deficiency as a result of excision of aggressive central giant cell granuloma. The defect was reconstructed with iliac bone graft. Four years later vertical distraction osteogenesis was performed on the grafted mandible in order to obtain a satisfactory bony height of mandibular ridge. Distraction osteogenesis can be a good alternative for the reconstruction of mandibular deficiencies.

Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics. [Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod]

Alveolar Ridge Augmentation
Bone Transplantation
Child
Female
Granuloma, Giant Cell
Humans
Mandible
Mandibular Diseases
Osteogenesis, Distraction
Vertical Dimension