Biomechanical evaluation of sagittal maxillary internal distraction osteogenesis in unilateral cleft lip and palate patient and noncleft patients: A three-dimensional finite element analysis.

Conclusions: Not only did the sagittal distraction forces produce advancement forces at the intermaxillary sutures, but more stress was also present on the sutura nasomaxillaris, sutura frontonasalis, and sutura zygomaticomaxillaris on the cleft side than on the noncleft side.
PMID: 24552304 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - February 19, 2014 Category: Dentistry Authors: Olmez S, Dogan S, Pekedis M, Yildiz H Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research