Perez Daniel, Ellis Edward, Vega Omar A
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School, San Antonio, TX 78229-3400, USA.
Tex Dent J. 2011 Nov;128(11):1159-70.
Distraction osteogenesis (DO) is a biological process involving the formation of new bone between viable bone segments that are gradually separated by incremental traction. This technology has proved useful in several craniomaxillofacial applications where conventional techniques were previously used. This article describes DO and demonstrates three disparate uses for this technology.
