Unilateral Le Fort I Osteotomy for Rehabilitating the Large Alveolar Cleft and Vertical Malocclusion With the Distraction Technique
JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.27, no.3, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 27 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2016
- Doi Number: 10.1097/scs.0000000000002536
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Keywords: Alveolar cleft, distraction osteogenesis, Le Fort I osteotomy, MAXILLARY SEGMENTAL DISTRACTION, OSTEOGENESIS, LIP, DEFECTS, PALATE, FLAP
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Rehabilitation of the large alveolar clefts with autogenous graft or distraction osteogenesis is one of the most common treatment choices. Depending on the clinical situation such as vertical deficiencies, linear transport of the segment does not always ensure a proper closure of the cleft space. In this report, the authors present a patient in whom large unilateral cleft and vertical alveolar deficiency were closed by unilateral Le Fort I osteotomy and distraction technique using the orthodontic elastics.