Distraction Osteogenesis
Distraction Osteogenesis is a scholarly work, published in 2010 in ''Journal of Craniofacial Surgery''. The main subjects of the publication include radiography, Facial symmetry, chin, ossification, medicine, surgical planning, osteotomy, distraction osteogenesis, distraction, Tooth development, cleft lip and cleft palate, arthropod mandible, orthodontics, and soft tissue. The authors propose a new method to balance facial asymmetry by means of distraction of the inferior borders of the mandible, without change of the occlusion, using an alveolar device.