Open AccessRole of intraoral distractors in management of cranial synostosis: An initial experience
Author(s) -
Nanda Kishore Sahoo,
Indranil Roy,
Vishal Gupta,
Ajay P. Desai
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0746.133068
Subject(s) - medicine , distraction osteogenesis , distraction , craniosynostosis , skull , synostosis , frontal sinus , dentistry , surgery , craniofacial , intracranial pressure , neuroscience , psychiatry , biology
The objective of the following study is to evaluate the results of strip craniectomy with distraction osteogenesis, using the intraoral distractor devices, as a modality of treatment for craniosynostosis.