title: Three-dimensional computed tomographic analysis for placement of maxillofacial implants after maxillectomy.
abstract: Three-dimensional computed tomography scanning was used to examine six patients who had undergone maxillectomy and who were being considered for endosseous dental implants in the residual maxillary bone. This technique allowed three-dimensional visualization of the precise structures of the deformed maxilla, which facilitated the operation procedure by indicating optimal sites for fixture installation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sawaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaneda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008447:Maxillofacial Prosthesis; D008875:Middle Aged; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed