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Three-dimensional analysis and treatment planning of hemimandibular hyperplasia.
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PMID:  22134255     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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INTRODUCTION: The advent of computed tomography (CT) provided a useful instrument for diagnosis and surgical treatment of patients with craniofacial malformations. The development of software for three-dimensional graphic simulation applied to CT scan has made possible the three-dimensional computerized analysis, surgical planning, and simulation. This kind of analysis is particularly useful in case of complex facial malformations, making reliable a surgical treatment in 1 step. The purpose of this report was to present the diagnosis and treatment planning on a patient with hemimandibular hyperplasia by three-dimensional cephalometric analysis.
METHODS: A 20-year-old young woman who presented with hemimandibular hyperplasia was investigated with CT scan and plaster cast mounted on an articulator; a two-dimensional manual and computerized cephalometric analysis was also developed on frontal and lateral cephalograms. Images in DICOM format were processed on a PC by means of commercial software, thus obtaining the three-dimensional reconstruction of the skeletal structures.
RESULTS: Three-dimensional CT permits to program skeletal corrections and to foresee surgical outcomes with adequate realism. Surgical planning based on three-dimensional CT makes it easy and reliable to achieve the correction of the malformation in a single surgical intervention.
CONCLUSIONS: The virtual three-dimensional CT model, a versatile diagnostic aid, has proven to be effective in the exact reproduction of bone and soft tissue anatomy, thus helping in the diagnosis, surgical planning, and simulations. Three-dimensional analysis is particularly indicated in case of complex asymmetric malformations, in which the more accurate reproduction of the individual anatomy can be very useful in implementing surgical results.
Authors:
Sandro Pelo; Pasquale Correra; Giulio Gasparini; Tito M Marianetti; Daniele Cervelli; Cristina Grippaudo; Roberto Boniello; Camillo Azzuni; Roberto Deli; Alessandro Moro
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of craniofacial surgery     Volume:  22     ISSN:  1536-3732     ISO Abbreviation:  J Craniofac Surg     Publication Date:  2011 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-12-02     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9010410     Medline TA:  J Craniofac Surg     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2227-34     Citation Subset:  D    
Affiliation:
From the Departments of *Maxillofacial Surgery, †Orthodontic, and ‡Dentistry, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy.
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