Distance of distraction per day. Ideal rate depends on the ability of the soft tissue to respond with expansion and...

The sequence and duration of treatment events during distraction osteogenesis.  

Biological and biomechanical variables that affect the quality and quantity of bone formed during distraction osteogenesis.  

Osteodistraction. The gradual and controlled distraction of two vascularized bone segments created by an osteotomy. Formation of new soft tissue...

Dislocation of the condyle in an inferior direction; the clinical condition where the condyle is inferiorly displaced and typically associated...

An appliance that allows gradual incremental movement of bone segments away from each other.  

The direction in which the bone segment is distracted during distraction osteogenesis.  

A deviation or positioning towards the distal. Any deviation along the median sagittal plane directed from the incisors to the...

The clinical situation where at maximum intercuspation, the mandibular teeth have a distal relationship to the maxillary teeth as in...

A gradual process of bone healing from the edge of an osteotomy toward a dental implant. Initially, bone does not...