CAD/CAM Surgical Guides for Maxillary Reconstruction | Protocol Preview

Designing CAD/CAM Surgical Guides for Maxillary Reconstruction Using an In-house Approach - a 2 minute Preview of the Experimental Protocol

Toshiaki Numajiri, Daiki Morita, Hiroko Nakamura, Ryo Yamochi, Shoko Tsujiko, Yoshihiro Sowa
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Fukuchiyama City Hospital, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Saiseikai Shiga Hospital, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery;

Methods for designing a computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) surgical guide are shown. Cutting planes are separated, united, and thickened to easily visualize the necessary bone transfer. These designs can be three-dimensional printed and checked for accuracy.

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