Pre-bent Buccal Distractor Made from a 3D Model for Maxillary Anterior Segmental Distraction Osteogenesis for Precious Fit and Decreasing Surgical Time

Kenji Yamagata; Fumihiko Uchida; Satoshi Fukuzawa; Naomi Ishibashi-Kanno; Hiroki Bukawa

doi:10.1007/s12663-020-01468-y

Pre-bent Buccal Distractor Made from a 3D Model for Maxillary Anterior Segmental Distraction Osteogenesis for Precious Fit and Decreasing Surgical Time

J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 2021 Sep;20(3):507-509. doi: 10.1007/s12663-020-01468-y. Epub 2020 Oct 29.

Authors

Kenji Yamagata¹, Fumihiko Uchida¹, Satoshi Fukuzawa¹, Naomi Ishibashi-Kanno¹, Hiroki Bukawa¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575 Japan.

Abstract

Maxillary anterior segmental distraction osteogenesis surgery involves a distraction segment that is made at the anterior part of the maxilla. Although bending and fitting the distractor during surgery is a complex procedure, we present here a usefulness of the pre-bent distractor made with a 3D model for precise fixing and reducing the operative time.

Keywords: 3D model; Maxillary anterior segmental distraction osteogenesis; Pre-bent buccal distractor; Precious fit.