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Abstract
Objectives: This case series aims to describe the virtual surgical planning process and report the surgical outcomes of in-house-designed patientspecific implants (PSIs) combined with navigation systems in orthognathic surgery.
Patients and methods: Three patients undergoing two-jaw surgery were assessed across pre-surgical planning, surgical execution, and post-surgical evaluation phases. The accuracy was evaluated between the surgical plan (T0) and immediate post-operative three-dimensional (3D) radiographic image (T1) using 2 methods: bone surface comparison and dental landmark comparison. The stability was assessed between T1 and 3D radiographic image at 9 months after surgery (T2) by Bone surface comparison method.
Results: The accuracy assessed by Bone surface comparison shows that green areas (deviation between 0.0-0.4 mm) were mostly observed in the anterior region of the Le Fort I segment. The average deviations of dental landmark comparison are as follows: in the left-right direction, 0.28±0.41 to the right; in the anterior-posterior direction, 0.13±0.48 to the posterior; and in the superior-inferior direction, 0.37±0.39 to the inferior. The stability assessed by bone surface comparison shows the green area in two of three patients, indicating minimal post-surgical changes.
Conclusion: The in-house-designed PSIs combined with navigation systems can achieve accuracy and stability in orthognathic surgery.
期刊介绍:
Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg) is the official journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. This bimonthly journal offers high-quality original articles, case series study, case reports, collective or current reviews, technical notes, brief communications or correspondences, and others related to regenerative medicine, dentoalveolar surgery, dental implant surgery, head and neck cancer, aesthetic facial surgery/orthognathic surgery, facial injuries, temporomandibular joint disorders, orofacial disease, and oral pathology. J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg is of interest to oral and maxillofacial surgeons and dental practitioners as well as others who are interested in these fields.