Maxillofacial Distraction Osteogenesis

Authors

Hong-Po Chang, School of Dentistry and Graduate Program of Dental Science, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Dentistry, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanFollow
Tsau-Mau Chou, School of Dentistry and Graduate Program of Dental Science, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Prosthodontics, Dental Clinics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Yu-Chuan Tseng, School of Dentistry and Graduate Program of Dental Science, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Orthodontics, Dental Clinics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Jen-Hao Chen, School of Dentistry and Graduate Program of Dental Science, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Dentistry, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Prosthodontics, Dental Clinics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Han-Jen Hsu, Department of Dentistry, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Clinics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Pao-Hsin Liu, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, I-Shou University (Yanchao Campus), Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Abstract

Distraction osteogenesis in the maxillofacial skeleton is an increasingly popular alternative to many conventional orthognathic surgical procedures. This review summarizes recent data regarding the biological and biomechanical basis of distraction osteogenesis, its advantages and disadvantages, and special considerations in maxillofacial distraction. Intraoral mandibular distraction osteogenesis, maxillary and midfacial distraction, and alveolar distraction osteogenesis are discussed. This review also discusses sutural expansion/maxillary protraction osteogenesis and orthodontically induced periodontal osteogenesis, which are similar to physeal osteogenesis. In the near future, improved understanding of biomolecular mechanisms that mediate distraction osteogenesis may guide the development of targeted strategies that use molecular mediators, growth factors, or stem cells to improve the efficiency and quality of bone regeneration.

Recommended Citation

Chang, Hong-Po; Chou, Tsau-Mau; Tseng, Yu-Chuan; Chen, Jen-Hao; Hsu, Han-Jen; and Liu, Pao-Hsin (2017) "Maxillofacial Distraction Osteogenesis," Taiwanese Journal of Orthodontics: Vol. 29: Iss. 4, Article 1.
https://doi.org/10.30036/TJO.201712_29(4).0001
Available at: https://www.tjo.org.tw/tjo/vol29/iss4/1

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