Dedication
This issue is dedicated to our own children, Kinga, Enikő, Hunor, Hayley, Nicholas, and Brittany, and to all those other children and parents who have enabled us to write this…
Orthopedic and Orthodontic Management of Distal Segment Position During Distraction Osteogenesis
Long-bone distraction osteogenesis as developed by Ilizarov, Codvilla, and others used a circumferential distraction device that provided controlled linear bone elongation. The distraction device could be applied directly parallel to…
Alveolar Modification by Distraction Osteogenesis
After approximately 10 years of clinical practice, alveolar distraction osteogenesis has evolved in reconstruction of the jaw and alveolus into three options: (1) definitive alveolar distraction osteogenesis—used to finalize reconstruction…
Intra-Arch Distraction
Maxillary and mandibular widening Mandibular-maxillary deficiency is one of the most common dentofacial deformities. This problem can present in the three dimensions of space: (1) anteroposterior, (2) vertical, and (3) transverse….
Midfacial Distraction Osteogenesis
Although distraction osteogenesis (DO) of the midface in theory is no different from DO performed at other sites, the surgical application of DO in the midfacial region is different. As…
Mandible Reconstruction with Transport Distraction Osteogenesis
The mandible is a unique intramembranous bone that crosses the facial midline terminating in fibrocartilage-covered joints articulating against the cranial base. The basal portion of the mandible—the condylar neck, ramus,…
Vertical and Horizontal Mandibular Lengthening of the Ramus and Body
For the purposes of this article, lengthening of the mandible is subdivided into vertical lengthening of the ramus as in patients with hemifacial microsomia and horizontal lengthening of the mandibular…
Maxillary Advancement by Distraction Osteogenesis
Distraction osteogenesis (DO) is a surgical technique for reconstruction of bony deformities. It involves making osteotomies in the bone and gradually displacing the two bony segments apart. This results in…
Distractor Design and Options
Unfortunately, few of these issues are or can be addressed by distractors that are commercially available today. Extraoral distractors, especially those applied to the mandible, are relatively easy to apply…
