Comprehensive virtual orthognathic planning concept in surgery-first patients

Autor: Tobias Ebker, Paula Korn, Max Heiland, Axel Bumann
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 60:1092-1096
ISSN: 0266-4356
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2022.04.008
Popis: The surgery-first concept is becoming increasingly popular in orthognathic surgery since it offers major advantages such as a reduction of treatment duration and an increase in patient satisfaction by eliminating phases of presurgical orthodontic decompensation. Here, we present a novel interdisciplinary pathway of a fully virtual orthodontic-surgical planning concept in a surgery-first setting using a 3D-printed cutting guide and a customised maxillary implant for the Le Fort I osteotomy as well as a CAD/CAM-based stereolithographic final splint. Patient data from cone-beam computed tomography of the skull and a full arch dental scan were processed using the OnyxCeph
Databáze: OpenAIRE