Dental Distraction - A Case Study.
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2012-01
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Abstract
Distraction osteogenesis [DO] is a process of inducing new bone by mechanical stretching of the pre existing bone
tissue. This procedure is being followed in orthopedic surgeries and orthognathic surgeries since a long time. Now a
days this procedure is being applied for the orthodontic tooth movement also. This article presents a case of canine
retraction with Distraction osteogenesis
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Distraction osteogenesis [DO], Retraction, Canine, Tooth Movement, Orthodontic
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Saravanan R, Vikram N Raj, Acharya Swati. Dental Distraction - A Case Study.Annals and Essences of Dentistry. 2012 Jan-Mar; 4(1): 52-54.