Modified LEAD System distractor to prevent tilting during alveolar distraction in the mandibular symphyseal region

Abel García-García; Miguel Peñarrocha-Diago; Manuel Somoza-Martín; Pilar Gándara-Vila; Fabio Camacho

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2006.11.013

Modified LEAD System distractor to prevent tilting during alveolar distraction in the mandibular symphyseal region

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2008 Mar;46(2):141-3. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2006.11.013. Epub 2007 Jan 2.

Authors

Abel García-García¹, Miguel Peñarrocha-Diago, Manuel Somoza-Martín, Pilar Gándara-Vila, Fabio Camacho

Affiliation

¹ Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago, Spain. ciabelgg@usc.es

PMID: 17197057
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2006.11.013

Abstract

This report describes a simple modification of the LEAD System distractor that prevents tilting of the distractor rod, and consequent deviation of distraction direction, during alveolar distraction in the mandibular symphysis region.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / methods*
Chin / surgery
Equipment Design
Humans
Mandible / surgery*
Osteogenesis, Distraction / instrumentation*