Volume 18, Number 4, December 2006
| | Simultaneous Maxillomandibular Distraction Osteogenesis Using a Subcutaneous Device for a Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Patient |
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Takahiro Kanno,1 Tetsu Takahashi,1 Hiroshi Takano,1 Katsuyuki Funaki,1 Toshimichi Ichida2
1Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and 2Division of Orofacial Functions and Orthodontics, Department of Growth and Development of Functions, Kyushu Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan
Abstract
This report describes a 26-year-old man with repaired bilateral cleft lip and palate treated by simultaneous maxillomandibular distraction osteogenesis using submucosal intraoral distraction devices for skeletal and soft tissue restoration.
Key words: Cleft lip, Cleft palate, Distraction osteogenesis
Asian J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2006;18:303-308.
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