Maxillary distraction resulting in facial advancement at Le Fort III level in cleft lip and palate patients: A report of two cases

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 541-545

  Zwahlen, Roger A ^a,c   Bütow, Kurt W ^b  

^a Oral and Dental Hospital   (South Africa)

^b Dept of Max fac and Oral Surgery ^*  (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CASE REPORT; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; ENOPHTHALMOS; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLA HYPOPLASIA; MAXILLA OSTEOTOMY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; ENOPHTHALMOS; FACIAL BONES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRONTAL BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLA; NASAL BONE; NASAL SEPTUM; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; OSTEOTOMY, LE FORT; SPHENOID BONE; ZYGOMA;

EID: 8644243223     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2004.02.066     Document Type: Article

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