Open AccessEfficacy and versatility of intraoral monoplanar distractors in the correction of extreme mandibular deformities and severe facial asymmetries - A retrospective study
Author(s) -
Priya Jeyaraj
Publication year - 2020
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/ams.ams_166_20
Subject(s) - medicine , facial symmetry , distraction , distraction osteogenesis , ankylosis , orthodontics , hypoplasia , dentistry , deformity , maxillary hypoplasia , retrospective cohort study , surgery , neuroscience , biology
Distraction osteogenesis, has emerged as a revolutionary concept and an effective means to treat extensive craniomaxillofacial defects and malformations. In cases of mandibular distraction for patients with extreme acquired mandibular deformities, there is so far, no recorded literature on precise quantification and scientific estimation of the percentage of the efficacy of intraoral monoplanar distractors, for an objective evaluation of their effectiveness. The objective was to study the efficacy of intraoral mandibular monoplanar distractors in the correction of severe acquired mandibular deformities and gross facial asymmetries. To objectively evaluate their effectiveness by calculating the percentage of distraction achieved as against that aimed for, and to evaluate early and late complications encountered with their use.