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Alveolar osseous distraction by the combined use of modified miniplates and an orthodontic appliance. A technical
Hervé Reychler1, Pierrre Mahy, Sami Bou Saba
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Université catholique de Louvain, 10, Avenue Hippocrate, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium. herve.reychler@uclouvain.be
Abstract:
An original alveolar osseous distraction method using a Hyrax orthodontic device connected to two miniplates modified as a skeletal orthodontic anchorage (Bollard™ type) is reported and illustrated by three cases. In all three cases with alveolar bone insufficiency, the alveolar osseous distraction allowed for dental implant positioning and fixed dental prosthetic rehabilitation.
