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Let me introduce to you...nosepulling
It's called Rigid External Distraction (RED)
"RED involves an external bow fixed to the cranium by screws and an intraoral splint cemented to the maxillary first molars. External traction hooks with eyelets are soldered to the splint via surgical wires"
One patient achieved advancement of 17mm!
Here is a link to the study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-28068-8.pdf
It's called Rigid External Distraction (RED)
"RED involves an external bow fixed to the cranium by screws and an intraoral splint cemented to the maxillary first molars. External traction hooks with eyelets are soldered to the splint via surgical wires"
One patient achieved advancement of 17mm!
Here is a link to the study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-28068-8.pdf