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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Modified LEAD System distractor to prevent tilting during alveolar distraction in the mandibular symphyseal region

Manuel Somoza-martinPilar Gándara-vilaMiguel Peñarrocha-diagoFabio CamachoAbel García-garcía

subject

Chingenetic structuresMandibular symphysismedicine.medical_treatmenteducationOsteogenesis DistractionDentistryMandiblebehavioral disciplines and activitiesDistractionmedicineHumansOrthodonticsbusiness.industryLead systemMandibleAlveolar Ridge AugmentationEquipment Designhumanitiesmedicine.anatomical_structureOtorhinolaryngologyDistraction osteogenesisSurgeryOral Surgerybusinesspsychological phenomena and processes

description

This report describes a simple modification of the LEAD System distractor that prevents tilting of the distractor rod, and consequent deviation of distraction direction, during alveolar distraction in the mandibular symphysis region.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2006-11-23British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2006.11.013