Per Dérand1, Jan-Michael Hirsch. 1. Consultant, Department of Surgical Sciences, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical Faculty, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. per.derand@adamomail.se
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the possibility of virtually designing and manufacturing a template for reconstruction plate bending, to be used during treatment of congenital or acquired bony entities. The outcome was compared with plates bent by the freehand approach in a stereolithographic skull model. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From a computed tomography examination, a polygon skull was created and the corresponding stereolithographic model retrieved. A polygon mesh of a Compact UniLock 2.4-mm plate was obtained from Synthes (Bettlach, Switzerland). The polygon plate was bent virtually around the mandible and rendered in all 3 dimensions, and a template was created. Five 10-hole plates were bent using this template, and five 10-hole plates were bent using a stereolithographic model as the template. The 2 groups were compared using the Wilcoxon signed rank test. P values less than .001 was considered to be statistically significant. RESULTS: No statistical difference was seen between the 2 methods. The median discrepancy between the 2 groups was 0.1 mm. CONCLUSION: Within the constraints of this investigation, by use of a virtually produced template based on a virtually planned reconstruction, it is possible to bend a reconstruction plate with the same degree of accuracy as that of the traditional freehand approach.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the possibility of virtually designing and manufacturing a template for reconstruction plate bending, to be used during treatment of congenital or acquired bony entities. The outcome was compared with plates bent by the freehand approach in a stereolithographic skull model. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From a computed tomography examination, a polygon skull was created and the corresponding stereolithographic model retrieved. A polygon mesh of a Compact UniLock 2.4-mm plate was obtained from Synthes (Bettlach, Switzerland). The polygon plate was bent virtually around the mandible and rendered in all 3 dimensions, and a template was created. Five 10-hole plates were bent using this template, and five 10-hole plates were bent using a stereolithographic model as the template. The 2 groups were compared using the Wilcoxon signed rank test. P values less than .001 was considered to be statistically significant. RESULTS: No statistical difference was seen between the 2 methods. The median discrepancy between the 2 groups was 0.1 mm. CONCLUSION: Within the constraints of this investigation, by use of a virtually produced template based on a virtually planned reconstruction, it is possible to bend a reconstruction plate with the same degree of accuracy as that of the traditional freehand approach.
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