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transport disk

English translation: a piece of bone that is cut to promote bone growth in a certain direction

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English term or phrase:transport disk
Selected answer:a piece of bone that is cut to promote bone growth in a certain direction
Entered by: Luiza Modesto

00:41 Sep 5, 2010
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Dentistry / oral surgery
English term or phrase: transport disk
transport disk distraction osteogenesis

The survival of the transport disk is dependent on the presevation of the lingual mucoperiostal flap.

what is this transport disk?
R.S.
Local time: 23:36
a piece of bone that is cut to guide bone growth
Explanation:
Apparently, transport disk is a piece of bone that is cut to guide bone growth in a certain direction. Look for the term "transport disk" in the following book and you will understand it (it has images too).

http://tinyurl.com/26r5jed
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Luiza Modesto
Brazil
Local time: 18:36
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thanks a lot, your answer was very helpful :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +1a piece of bone that is cut to guide bone growth
Luiza Modesto
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MMUlr

  

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a piece of bone that is cut to guide bone growth


Explanation:
Apparently, transport disk is a piece of bone that is cut to guide bone growth in a certain direction. Look for the term "transport disk" in the following book and you will understand it (it has images too).

http://tinyurl.com/26r5jed

Luiza Modesto
Brazil
Local time: 18:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks a lot, your answer was very helpful :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lynda Bogdan (X)
1 hr
  -> Thank you. :)
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Reference: Click Case 3 tab ...

Reference information:
http://www.atlantaoralsurgery.com/Procedures/casestudies.htm...

Or you may find some description of the technique here:
http://journals.lww.com/jcraniofacialsurgery/Abstract/2009/0...

Unfortunately, numerous relevant referecnes are there, but cannot be accessed as fulltext (restricted to subscribers).

MMUlr
Germany
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Native speaker of: German
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