3D surface scanner in Maxillofacial Surgery: State of the art.

Physicians are used to having complementary studies that help us in all phases of our work. In the maxillofacial surgery field the most commonly used tests are radiological tests (CT and NMR) and digital clinical photographs. In recent years, the concept of 3D surgery has been developed and consists...

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Published inAdvances in oral and maxillofacial surgery Vol. 13; p. 100473
Main Authors Aragón Niño, Í., Del Castillo Pardo de Vera, J.L., Rodríguez Arias, J.P., Gutiérrez Venturini, A., Cebrián Carretero, J.L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2024
Elsevier
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3D Printing
3D Surgery
3D Technology
Surface scanner
3D Surgery
3D Printing
3D Technology
Surface scanner
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Summary:Physicians are used to having complementary studies that help us in all phases of our work. In the maxillofacial surgery field the most commonly used tests are radiological tests (CT and NMR) and digital clinical photographs. In recent years, the concept of 3D surgery has been developed and consists of the use of 3D technology applied to surgery. 3D surgery allows us to move from on-site planning of the surgery to pre-surgical planning, with a simulation and preview of the result at the bone and soft tissue level. Radiological studies are of very limited use in soft tissue planning and digital photography is two-dimensional and dependent on patient positioning. The use of the surface scanner solves these limitations as it computes the spatial coordinates of the patient's anatomical surface in order to create a 3D digital model.
ISSN:2667-1476
2667-1476
DOI:10.1016/j.adoms.2023.100473