Distraction histogenesis of the maxillofacial region

• Published in: Oral and maxillofacial surgery Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 221 - 228
• Main Authors: Gülses, Aydin, Sencimen, Metin, Ayna, Mustafa, Gierloff, Matthias, Açil, Yahya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2015; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Dermatologic Surgical Procedures - methods; Facial Muscles - surgery; Gingiva - surgery; Humans; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Orthognathic Surgical Procedures - methods; Osteogenesis, Distraction - methods; Review Article; Tendons - surgery; Vascular Surgical Procedures - methods; Distraction; Histogenesis; Osteogenesis; Maxillofacial

The changes in the surrounding soft tissues during long bone distraction in orthopedic surgery have been the subject of several reports, studies on changes in the craniofacial region, in which various tissues, including the skin, muscle, tendon, blood vessel, and gingiva are rare. Therefore, there i...