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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53735#.VNB-HyzQrzE Author(s)     Mohammad-Esmaiil Hassani 1 , Hamid Karimi 1* , Hosein Hassani 2 , Ali Hassani 3   Affiliation(s) 1 Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran . 2 Family Practice, Davis University, Modesto, USA . 3 Internal Medicine, North Bay Medical Center, Fairfield, USA . ABSTRACT Background: Distraction Osteogenesis is popular for long bones. And nowadays it has found its role in facial bone deficiency treatments. Purpose: We used our special designed Distractor for advancement of Maxillary deficiencies in cleft lip and palate patients. The purpose of this paper is to compare the treatment of hypoplastic, posteriorly retruded maxillary of cleft palate patients using distraction osteogenesis vs. Le fort I orthognathic surgery for length of advancement, stability and relapse, growth after distract...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51558#.VG2nymfHRK0 Author(s) Sally Nguyen 1 , Simon-Pierre Charbonneau 2 , Julien E. Ghannoum 2 , Eric Bissada 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada . 2 Department of Stomatology, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada . ABSTRACT Odontogenic myxomas (OM), also called odontogenic fibromyxomas, are rare tumours of the jawbones. They are benign tumours that can be locally invasive and aggressive, but seldom undergo malignant transformation and do not give rise to metastases. They are often asymptomatic a...