Open AccessTreatment of maxillary cleft palate: Distraction osteogenesis vs. orthognathic surgery
Author(s) -
Adi Rachmiel,
Michal Even-Almos,
Dror Aizenbud
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0746.101336
Subject(s) - medicine , orthognathic surgery , maxillary hypoplasia , distraction osteogenesis , overjet , maxilla , occlusion , distraction , malocclusion , osteotomy , dentistry , orthodontics , cephalometry , cephalometric analysis , craniofacial , surgery , neuroscience , biology , psychiatry
The purpose of this paper is to compare the treatment of hypoplastic, retruded maxillary cleft palate using distraction osteogenesis vs. orthognathic surgery in terms of stability and relapse, growth after distraction and soft tissue profile changes.