Abstract

For sometime, expansion of the maxillary arch, by means of surgical and mechanical procedures, have been acknowledged with minimal attention directed toward the mandible. In this pilot study a surgical technique was employed in separating the mandible, A-P, at the symphysis. The interosseous void, approximately 10 mm., was then filled with autogenous bone marrow collected from the greater trochanter and the crest of the ilium.

The surgical site was then maintained for a period of eight (8) weeks with the aid of a precast chromium-cobalt splint and titanium mesh placed intradentally and at the symphysis, respectively. Following the stabilization period the mobility of the four (4) mandibular incisors were evaluated, with the aid of a periodontometer, and orthodontic procedures were initiated to reposition the incisors into the surgical site.

Mobility measurements were then taken one (1) and five (5) weeks following the approximation of the mandibular central incisors. These results were then compared to the preorthodontic measurements.

Periodic tetracycline bone marker injections were administered following the surgical and orthodontic procedures to enhance future osseous growth studies within the experimental animal. Methods of the orthodontic mechanics were also noted at this time.

LLU Discipline

Orthodontics

Department

Dentistry

School

Graduate School

First Advisor

Roland D. Walters

Second Advisor

Philip J. Boyne

Third Advisor

Willis L. Schlenker

Fourth Advisor

Arthur J. Morgan

Fifth Advisor

W. Howard Davis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Degree Level

M.S.

Year Degree Awarded

1981

Date (Title Page)

8-1981

Language

English

Library of Congress/MESH Subject Headings

Orthodontics, Corrective; Orthodontic Appliances

Type

Thesis

Page Count

viii; 62

Digital Format

PDF

Digital Publisher

Loma Linda University Libraries

Usage Rights

This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Collection

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Collection Website

http://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/

Repository

Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives

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