PORTAL MyHEALTH Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia
Distraction Osteogenesis
Introduction Distraction osteogenesis is a surgical technique that gradually lengthens the jaw bone. It lengthens the jaw bone up to 30 mm without the need for bone grafting thus minimizing the donor site morbidity1. The first 4 cases of human mandibular distraction were performed by McCarthy in 1992 using a …
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