It is an absolute beauty of a technique wherein the new bone is made to be deposited by the patient’s own body. It’s a type of distraction osteogenesis. Why AMD? Research has been proven that with this type of procedure, the patient's speech improves and never ever worsens.
Also, there is no relapse. Patient compliance is way better as there is no appliance on the head or outside, they could go to school or work. The length of hospital stay is lesser than other distraction procedures. The procedure can be done for younger individuals as early as 11 years.
