Related Experiment Video
Updated: Apr 1, 2026
Treatment of Facial Deformities using 3D Planning and Printing of Patient-Specific Implants
Published on: May 23, 2020
Surgical Correction of the Malpositioned Segment After Alveolar Distraction in the Edentulous Patient
Hee-Kyun Oh1, Seunggon Jung, Hong-Ju Park
1*Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea. †Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Gwangju, Korea. ‡Professor, Department of Dental Material, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea. §Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea.
Abstract:
This study examined a female patient with a lower edentulous state, who had undergone a previous alveolar distraction. A lingually malpositioned segment was found after the alveolar distraction. Therefore, an osteotomy of the distracted segment was performed and the segment was corrected into the labial side and fixed with miniplates. Good results in correcting the malpositioned segment were achieved in this edentulous patient using the osteotomy and fixation after an alveolar distraction.
