Le Fort III Advancement
Le Fort III Advancement Ghassan S. Abu-Sittah Rawad S. Chalhoub DEFINITION Le Fort III, first described by Rene Le Fort in 1901, is a pattern of craniofacial fractures that involves…
Le Fort II Advancement With Distraction Osteogenesis
Le Fort II Advancement With Distraction Osteogenesis Eugenia K. Page Colin M. Brady Joseph K. Williams DEFINITION A Le Fort type II is a pyramidal fracture pattern that peaks at…
Segmental Le Fort I Advancement: Two and Three Piece
Segmental Le Fort I Advancement: Two and Three Piece Leo J. Urbinelli Jeffrey A. Hammoudeh DEFINITION Le Fort I osteotomies (single or multipieced) are performed to reposition the teeth-bearing segment(s)…
Le Fort II Osteotomy and Advancement
Le Fort II Osteotomy and Advancement Adi Rachmiel Dekel Shilo Omri Emodi DEFINITION Patients with midface hypoplasia involving the maxilla and nasal complex, with an acceptable position of the zygomatic…
Le Fort I Osteotomy and Advancement
Le Fort I Osteotomy and Advancement Kathlyn Kruger Powell Ahmed Elsherbiny John H. Grant III DEFINITION A procedure that involves cutting and repositioning the maxilla to the correct position It…
Le Fort I Distraction Osteogenesis
Le Fort I Distraction Osteogenesis Nicholas S. Adams John W. Polley DEFINITION Maxillary hypoplasia poses both functional and aesthetic challenges. Compromised mastication, speech abnormalities, nasal and pharyngeal airway constriction, dental…
Premaxillary Segment Setback
Premaxillary Segment Setback Omri Emodi DEFINITION Orofacial clefts (OFCs) are the most common birth defect with a prevalence of 17 in every 10 000 live births.1 OFCs are most common…
Surgically Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion (SARPE)
Surgically Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion (SARPE) Omri Emodi Nezar Watted Adi Rachmiel DEFINITION Maxillary transverse deficiency can be treated either orthodontically or surgically using rapid palatal expansion (RPE). This technique,…
Orbital Expansion for Anophthalmia and Microphthalmia
Orbital Expansion for Anophthalmia and Microphthalmia Brad Morrow Rogerio I. Neves DEFINITION Anophthalmia, either congenital or acquired, is a rare condition in the pediatric population. Development of the globe is…
Facial Bipartition
Facial Bipartition Jessica A. Ching Christopher R. Forrest DEFINITION Orbital hypertelorism, or hypertelorbitism, is increased distance between the bony orbits and represents true lateralization of the orbits (FIG 1). Interorbital…
