Annals and Essences of Dentistry
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Abstract

DENTAL DISTRACTION – A CASE STUDY

Saravanan R, Raj Vikram N, Swati Acharya

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

Published Date: 2012-03-30;