Kikuchi Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Center
5765 S. Fort Apache Rd., Suite 110,
Las Vegas, Nevada 89148 CLICK HERE TO EMAIL US
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Distraction osteogenesis (DO) is a relatively new method of treatment for selected deformities and defects of the oral and facial skeleton. It was first used in 1903. In the 1950s, the Russian orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Gabriel Ilizarov slowly perfected the surgical and postoperative management of distraction osteogenesis treatment to correct deformities and repair defects of the arms and legs. His work went mostly unnoticed until he presented to the Western Medical Society in the mid-1960s.