Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Review Article
Complications of Maxillofacial Distraction Osteogenesis: A New Classification System
Author(s): Prajwalit Prakash Kende, Ashish Sunilkumar Sarda*, Neha Aggarwal, Harsh Desai, Jayant Landge and Varthangpuii
Background: Widespread applications are possible with DO though it is a device dependant and technique sensitive procedure. With proper
planning and execution, DO can become the gold standards for managing various maxillofacial disorders.
Aim: The aim of this literature review is to put forth a new classification system for the complications of distraction osteogenesis of facial skeleton.
Materials and methods: A detailed literature search was done on PUBMED, GOOGLE SCHOLAR and EMBASE from the year 1990 onwards.
Any systematic review, randomized controlled trial, controlled clinical trial (CCT), retrospective/prospective study, literature of review classifying
complications of distraction osteogenesis were included.
Results: Complications related to distraction osteogenesis classified by m.. View more»