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- Title
Maxillary Expansion and Midline Correction by Asymmetric Transverse Distraction Osteogenesis in a Patient With Unilateral Cleft Lip/Palate: A Case Report.
- Authors
Yuko Shintaku; Chihiro Tanikawa; Seiji Iida; Tomonao Aikawa; Mikihiko Kogo; Takashi Yamashiro
- Abstract
This case report presents the management of a female patient with unilateral cleft lip and palate presenting with skeletal Class III malocclusion and a narrow upper dental arch with a midline deviation. The treatment plan involved asymmetric transverse distraction osteogenesis of the maxilla to make the upper dental midline coincident with the facial midline. After the treatment, a good facial profile and a close intercuspation of teeth were achieved. Occlusion remained stable with normal overjet and overbite after 2-year retention.
- Subjects
CLEFT lip; CLEFT palate; BONE lengthening (Orthopedics); DENTAL arch; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 2015, Vol 52, Issue 5, p618
- ISSN
1055-6656
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1597/13-278