Dental distraction – A case study

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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