Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Systematic Treatment Planning Protocol for Patients with Maxillofacial Defects: Avoiding Living a Life of Seclusion and Depression
Rehabilitation of patients with maxillofacial defects presents a difficult challenge for the oral and maxillofacial surgeon, the maxillofacial prosthodontist, and the anaplastologist. To improve the care for patients with maxillofacial…
Facial Skeletal Augmentation Using Custom Facial Implants
Facial skeletal augmentation is one of many techniques used to enhance facial aesthetics. It is especially useful in the malar, mandibular angle, and genial areas. For many years, correction of…
Computer-Aided Orthognathic Surgery
Virtual, or computer-aided, surgery is a process that integrates computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) into surgical treatment planning by providing a means to (1) visualize and analyze 3-dimensional…
Digital Technologies in Mandibular Pathology and Reconstruction
Modern surgical pathology of the head and neck has roots from the late 19th century, but the most significant leaps in diagnosis and treatment of these disease entities have rapidly…
Technological Advances in the Treatment of Facial Trauma
The management of craniomaxillofacial (CMF) traumatic injuries can be challenging. Adequately restoring a patient to a preinjurious state of form and function can at times be vexing, even for the…
Computer-Guided Planning and Placement of Dental Implants
The goal of dental implant therapy is the accurate and predictable restoration of a patient’s dentition. These goals are best achieved when all members of the surgical and restorative team…
Computer-Aided Manufacturing in Medicine
Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technology is used to design and manufacture products using digital technologies. The term CAD/CAM implies that an engineer can use the system for designing a product…
