ArticleOral and maxillofacial surgery2021
Accuracy of three-dimensional virtual simulation of the soft tissues of the face in OrtogOnBlender for correction of class II dentofacial deformities: an uncontrolled experimental case-series study.
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- Psychosocial changes in patients submitted to orthodontic surgery treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical oral investigations · 2022Pooled it
- Prediction of Three-Dimensional Soft Tissue Changes Following Mandibular PEEK Implantation (Proof of Concept).Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Article
- Mesh quality comparison of common three file formats derived from intraoral scans.Clinical oral investigations · 2026Article
- The Accuracy of an Optical White Light Desktop 3D Scanner and Cone Beam CT Scanner Compared to a Multi-Slice CT Scanner to Digitize Anatomical 3D Models: A Pilot Study.Craniomaxillofacial trauma & reconstruction · 2025Article
- Artificial intelligence-based predictive model for guidance on treatment strategy selection in oral and maxillofacial surgery.Heliyon · 2024Review
- The Accuracy of Three-Dimensional Soft Tissue Simulation in Orthognathic Surgery-A Systematic Review.Journal of imaging · 2024Review
- A Quantitative and Qualitative Clinical Validation of Soft Tissue Simulation for Orthognathic Surgery Planning.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeTo assess whether virtual simulations of the projection of the soft tissues of the face after class II bimaxillary orthognathic surgery, generated from 3D reconstruction of preoperative computed tomography (CT) scans, differed significantly from the actual soft tissue profile obtained in the late postoperative period (beyond 6 months). Secondarily, to validate the accuracy of a free, open-source software suite for virtual soft tissue planning in orthognathic surgery.
methodsHelical CT scans were obtained pre- and postoperatively from 16 patients with Angle class II malocclusion who underwent bimaxillary orthognathic surgery. A comparative study between soft tissue meshes constructed for surgical simulation (M1) and the actual meshes obtained from postoperative scans (M2) was then performed. To establish the accuracy of 3D facial soft tissue simulation in a free and open-source software suite (OrtogOnBlender-OOB), 17 predetermined anatomic landmarks were measured in M1 and M2 scans after alignment of cranial structures.
resultsThe mean error between preoperative simulations and actual postoperative findings was < 2 mm for all anthropometric landmarks. The overall average error for the facial soft tissues was 1.07 mm.
conclusionComparison between preoperative simulation (M1) and actual postoperative findings (M2) showed clinically relevant ability of the method to reproduce actual surgical movement reliably (< 2-mm error). OOB is capable of accurate soft tissue planning for orthognathic surgery, but mesh deformation methods still require improvement.
trial registrationRBR-88jff9. Retrospectively registered at Brazilian Registry of Clinical trials-ReBec ( http://www.ensaiosclinicos.gov.br ) May 06, 2020.
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