A review of the literature dealing with distraction osteogenesis (DO) of the craniofacial
skeleton, provided by a PUBMED search (National Library of Medicine, NCBI; revised 3 April …

Background: Mandibular hypoplasia, retrognathia, and micrognathia are commonly
encountered problems in pediatric plastic surgery. Mandibular distraction osteogenesis …

The physiologic mediators of orthodontic therapy are the facial sutures, the
temporomandibular joint (TMJ), the alveolar bone, and the periodontal ligament (PDL). The …

Critical-sized bone defects, or CSDs, are defined as bone defects that cannot be
regenerated by themselves and require surgical intervention via employing specific …

OBJECTIVE: Alveolar distraction is a relatively novel procedure by which alveolar bone and
underlying mucosa are regenerated. The low predictability of other vertical or horizontal …

Background Three percent of all newborns have significant structural anomalies. Hemifacial
microsomia, or HFM, is the second most common facial anomaly, second only to cleft lip and …

PURPOSE: Distraction osteogenesis is now accepted as a standard treatment in oral and
maxillofacial reconstructive surgery. In the process of bone regeneration with the application …

Mandibular injuries have been treated effectively for generations using closed reduction and
open reduction with internal fixation. Recently, there have been several notable advances in …

The aim of this study was to compare histomorphometrically the new bone tissue obtained
using two different distraction methods, and evaluate these two methods in terms of their …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on new
bone formation obtained by distraction osteogenesis in the early consolidation period. Ten …