Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 12 , Pages 2503-2514 , December 2008

Transpalatal Distraction Using Bone-Borne Distractor: Clinical Observations and Dental and Skeletal Changes

  • Tayfun Günbay, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Ege University, Bornova, Turkey
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  • M. Cemal Akay, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Doctor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Ege University, Bornova, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Akay: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ege University, Bornova, 35100 Izmir, Turkey
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  • Sevtap Günbay, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Ege University, Bornova, Turkey
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  • Aynur Aras, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Ege University, Bornova, Turkey
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  • Banu Özveri Koyuncu, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Doctor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Ege University, Bornova, Turkey
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  • Bahar Sezer, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Ege University, Bornova, Turkey

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 This study was supported by the Department of Scientific Research Projects, Ege University, Turkey.

PII: S0278-2391(08)01252-4

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.06.105

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 12 , Pages 2503-2514 , December 2008

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