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. 1976 Nov;70(5):517-28.
doi: 10.1016/0002-9416(76)90276-1.

Surgical-orthodontic expansion of the maxilla

W H Bell, B N Epker

Surgical-orthodontic expansion of the maxilla

W H Bell et al. Am J Orthod. 1976 Nov.

Abstract

Selected maxillary osteotomies are safe and dependable adjuncts to treatment of bilateral and unilateral maxillary deficiency. Maxillary expansion in fifteen adults was accomplished by separating the maxillary basal bone from the nasal, zygomaticomaxillary, and pterygomaxillary buttresses.

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