Observational studyHead & face medicine2021
Predictability of maxillary positioning: a 3D comparison of virtual and conventional orthognathic surgery planning.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- The impact of orthodontic-surgical treatment on facial expressions-a four-dimensional clinical trial.Clinical oral investigations · 2023Trial
- Evaluation of the accuracy of a custom-made plate in maxillary repositioning.Archives of craniofacial surgery · 2026Article
- Fully Digital vs. Conventional Planning in Bimaxillary Orthognathic Surgery: Effects on 3D Accuracy and Surgical Efficiency.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparison of accuracy of maxilla between virtual surgical planning and conventional surgical planning in bimaxillary orthognathic surgery: a randomized controlled trial.Maxillofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2025Article
- Virtual surgical plan with custom surgical guide for orthognathic surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis.Maxillofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2024Review
- An automatic tracking method to measure the mandibula movement during real time MRI.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- [Comparison of the virtual surgical planning position of maxilla and condyle with the postoperative real position in patients with mandibular protrusion].Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences · 2024Article
- Managing Predicted Post-Orthognathic Surgical Defects Using Combined Digital Software: A Case Report.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundVirtual surgery planning (VSP) is believed to reduce inaccuracies in maxillary positioning compared to conventional surgery planning (CSP) due to the elimination of face-bow transfer and laboratory steps. However, there is still a lack of comparative studies for the accuracy of splint-based maxillary positioning in CSP versus VSP. Therefore, the objective of this retrospective, observational study was to compare if splints produced by VSP and CSP reach postoperative outcomes within clinically acceptable limits.
methodsThe planned and actual postoperative results of 52 patients (VSP: n = 26; CSP: n = 26) with a mean age of 24.4 ± 6.2 years were investigated by three-dimensional (3D) alignment with planning software. The conventional treatment plan was digitized, so that the evaluation of both methods was performed in the same manner using the same coordinate system. Inaccuracies were measured by sagittal, vertical and transversal deviations of the upper central incisors and the inclination of the maxillary occlusal plane between the planned and achieved maxillary positions.
resultsBoth methods demonstrated significant differences between the planned and actual outcome. The highest inaccuracies were observed in vertical impaction and midline correction. No significant differences between CSP and VSP were observed in any dimension. Errors in vertical and sagittal dimension intensified each other.
conclusionsIn conclusion, splint-based surgeries reached similar results regardless of the applied planning method and splint production.
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