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- Title
Three-Dimensional Simulation of the Nasoalveolar Cleft Defect.
- Authors
Pálhazi, Péter; Nemes, Bálint; Swennen, Gwen; Nagy, Krisztián
- Abstract
This study describes the planning process for a three-dimensional (3D) model of a nasoalveolar bone graft in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate. A 3D reconstruction of the alveolar cleft based on cone-beam computed tomography was performed in 10 patients. Graft models were planned using a 3D planning software (iPlan ENT 3.0, Brainlab, Feldkirchen, Germany) and printed using a 3D printer (Objet30 Pro, Objet Ltd., Rehovot, Israel). A reproducible, step-by-step planning method was established, which is manual rather than automatic. Still, the 3D visualization and a life-size graft template could be useful during secondary alveolar osteoplasty.
- Subjects
BELGIUM; HUNGARY; DIAGNOSTIC imaging; CLEFT lip; CLEFT palate; BONE grafting; COMPUTER simulation; TOMOGRAPHY; SURGERY
- Publication
Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 2014, Vol 51, Issue 5, p593
- ISSN
1055-6656
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1597/13-041