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In bone surgery, a corticotomy is a cutting of the bone that may or may not split it into two pieces (bone fracture) but involves only the cortex, leaving intact the medullary vessels and periosteum. Corticotomy is particularly important in distraction osteogenesis or surgically facilitated orthodontic therapy.

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Corticotomy

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In bone surgery, a corticotomy is a cutting of the bone that may or may not split it into two pieces (bone fracture) but involves only the cortex, leaving...

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Surgically facilitated orthodontic therapy

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divided into two main categories. The less invasive type uses alveolar corticotomies and is aimed at augmenting the alveolar bone deficiencies and shortening...

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Surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion

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ago. Kole in 1959 was the first person to speak about the procedure of corticotomy in adults with maxillary constriction. Brown first described the surgical...

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Regional Acceleratory Phenomenon

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plasticity. In rat tibia, more intense RAP was observed with deeper corticotomy. RAP typically lasts four months but, in cases of branchial plexus injuries...

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