Preoperative Radiology and Virtual Surgical Planning

Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2024 Feb 2:S1042-3699(23)00100-0. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2023.12.006. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTVirtual surgical planning enables precise surgical planning and translation of this planning into the operating room. Preoperative maxillofacial computed tomography scans are compared to a reference skull to identify desired surgical changes. In facial feminization surgery, these include forehead recontouring/frontal table setback, gonial angle reduction, and possible chin repositioning/reshaping, while in facial masculinization surgery, this includes forehead augmentation and gonial angle/chin augmentation. Cutting and recontouring guides as well as custom implants are then custom manufactured. Common guides include osteotomy guides, depth drilling guides, ostectomy guides, and guides for one/two-piece genioplasty or chin burring. Common implants include mandibular and chin implants.PMID:38310029 | DOI:10.1016/j.coms.2023.12.006
Source: The Surgical Clinics of North America - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research