Bone-on-Bone Telescopic Fixation With Step-Plate Stabilization: A Novel Approach for Enhanced Stability in LeFort I Maxillary Advancement for Cleft-Related Hypoplasia
The bone-on-bone telescopic technique with step-plate fixation provided superior skeletal stability, minimal clinically relevant relapse, excellent esthetic improvement, and a favorable safety profile, establishing it as a reliable and minimally invasive option for the definitive correction of cleft maxillary hypoplasia.
Authors
- Samir Mansuri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0789-6124)
- Niti Dharmendra Shah
- Manish Sharma
- Rahul VC Tiwari
- Heena Dixit
- Mohammed Ali Hamid Syed
- Philip Mathew
- P Vijay Anilkumar
- Seema Gupta
Institutions
- Harbin Medical University (CN)
- Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute (IN)
- RKDF University (IN)
- Department of Health & Family Welfare (IN)
- Kothiwal Dental College and Research Centre (IN)
- SRM Dental College (IN)
- Banner Thunderbird Medical Center (US)
- Al-Sabah Hospital (KW)
- Medical Research Foundation (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.99939
- Primary Topic
- Cleft Lip and Palate Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00