Current Status of Surgical Planning for Orthognathic Surgery: Traditional Methods versus 3D Surgical Planning

Background: Orthognathic surgery has traditionally been performed using stone model surgery. This involves translating desired clinical movements of the maxilla and mandible into stone models that are then cut and repositioned into class I occlusion from which a splint is generated. Model surgery is...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey A. Hammoudeh, MD, DDS, Lori K. Howell, MD, Shadi Boutros, MD, DDS, Michelle A. Scott, DDS, MS, Mark M. Urata, MD, DDS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2015-02-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/Fulltext/2015/02000/Article.2.aspx