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The stability of maxillary advancement using Le Fort I osteotomy with and without genial bone grafting. 1996

P D Waite, and T J Tejera, and B Anucul

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Alabama School of Dentistry, Birmingham, USA.

The purpose of this study was to determine whether better stability is achieved with genial bone grafts and four-plate rigid fixation for large advancement Le Fort I osteotomies of the maxilla than with nongrafted osteotomies. We analyzed radiographic data on 22 patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. All patients underwent Le Fort I osteotomy for maxillary advancement, 11 patients without bone grafts and 11 patients with bone grafts harvested from the mandibular symphyseal area. Bilateral sagittal split advancement osteotomies and genial tubercle advancements were also performed in all patients. Patients in the genial bone-grafted group had a mean advancement (surgical change) of 9.7 mm and a mean relapse (postsurgical change) of 0.7 mm (7%). Patients who had rigid fixation alone had a mean advancement of 10 mm and a mean relapse of 1.8 mm (18%). It is concluded that the stability with genial bone grafts to the lateral wall of the maxilla with four-plate rigid fixation was better than in the nongrafted group.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008437	Maxilla	One of a pair of irregularly shaped bones that form the upper jaw. A maxillary bone provides tooth sockets for the superior teeth, forms part of the ORBIT, and contains the MAXILLARY SINUS.	Maxillae,Maxillary Bone,Bone, Maxillary,Bones, Maxillary,Maxillary Bones,Maxillas
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D001860	Bone Plates	Implantable fracture fixation devices attached to bone fragments with screws to bridge the fracture gap and shield the fracture site from stress as bone heals. (UMDNS, 1999)	Bone Plate,Plate, Bone,Plates, Bone
D002680	Chin	The anatomical frontal portion of the mandible, also known as the mentum, that contains the line of fusion of the two separate halves of the mandible (symphysis menti). This line of fusion divides inferiorly to enclose a triangular area called the mental protuberance. On each side, inferior to the second premolar tooth, is the mental foramen for the passage of blood vessels and a nerve.	Mental Region,Mentum
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D012891	Sleep Apnea Syndromes	Disorders characterized by multiple cessations of respirations during sleep that induce partial arousals and interfere with the maintenance of sleep. Sleep apnea syndromes are divided into central (see SLEEP APNEA, CENTRAL), obstructive (see SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE), and mixed central-obstructive types.	Apnea, Sleep,Hypersomnia with Periodic Respiration,Sleep-Disordered Breathing,Mixed Central and Obstructive Sleep Apnea,Sleep Apnea, Mixed,Sleep Apnea, Mixed Central and Obstructive,Sleep Hypopnea,Apnea Syndrome, Sleep,Apnea Syndromes, Sleep,Apneas, Sleep,Breathing, Sleep-Disordered,Hypopnea, Sleep,Hypopneas, Sleep,Mixed Sleep Apnea,Mixed Sleep Apneas,Sleep Apnea,Sleep Apnea Syndrome,Sleep Apneas,Sleep Apneas, Mixed,Sleep Disordered Breathing,Sleep Hypopneas
D016025	Bone Transplantation	The grafting of bone from a donor site to a recipient site.	Grafting, Bone,Transplantation, Bone,Bone Grafting