TY - JOUR
T1 - Conventional bone-anchored palatal distractor using an orthodontic palatal expander for the transverse maxillary distraction osteogenesis
T2 - technical note
AU - Iida, Seiji
AU - Haraguchi, Seiji
AU - Aikawa, Tomonao
AU - Yashiro, Kohtaro
AU - Okura, Masaya
AU - Kogo, Mikihiko
PY - 2008/2
Y1 - 2008/2
N2 - Objective: Surgical-assisted rapid palatal expansion includes various treatment procedures for solving transverse maxillary deficiencies, especially in cases with a matured palatal suture. Recent introduction of the concept of distraction osteogenesis has contributed to generalize this useful treatment and to develop some bone-borne devices that will not cause the problems found in cases treated by tooth-supported palatal expander. This report shows a conventional bone-borne distractor using commercially available orthodontic palatal expansion screws. Method: The distractor consists of 2 parts: one is a commercially available orthodontic palatal expansion screw (Hyrax type, Fan style) and another is a screw-ring, which is one of the attached parts of the mandibular distraction system. The bone screws are inserted transmucosally to the palatal bone via the screw-rings. Result: The palatal distractor can be applied to varied palatal shapes and can expand the palate without any trouble. Conclusion: This conventional palatal distractor may contribute to generalize the transpalatal maxillary distraction osteogenesis for cases with maxillary teeth problems.
AB - Objective: Surgical-assisted rapid palatal expansion includes various treatment procedures for solving transverse maxillary deficiencies, especially in cases with a matured palatal suture. Recent introduction of the concept of distraction osteogenesis has contributed to generalize this useful treatment and to develop some bone-borne devices that will not cause the problems found in cases treated by tooth-supported palatal expander. This report shows a conventional bone-borne distractor using commercially available orthodontic palatal expansion screws. Method: The distractor consists of 2 parts: one is a commercially available orthodontic palatal expansion screw (Hyrax type, Fan style) and another is a screw-ring, which is one of the attached parts of the mandibular distraction system. The bone screws are inserted transmucosally to the palatal bone via the screw-rings. Result: The palatal distractor can be applied to varied palatal shapes and can expand the palate without any trouble. Conclusion: This conventional palatal distractor may contribute to generalize the transpalatal maxillary distraction osteogenesis for cases with maxillary teeth problems.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tripleo.2007.08.022
DO - 10.1016/j.tripleo.2007.08.022
M3 - Article
C2 - 18230382
AN - SCOPUS:38949101169
SN - 2212-4403
VL - 105
SP - e8-e11
JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
IS - 2
ER -