title: Computer-assisted planning of oral implant surgery: a three-dimensional approach.
abstract: A planning system for oral implant surgery based on a true three-dimensional approach is described. This system allows the interactive placement and adjustment of axial-symmetric models representing implants in the jawbone structures visible on computerized tomographic volume data. Simultaneous visualization is possible on two-dimensional reformatted images and on three-dimensional-derived bone surface representations. This approach largely outperforms the manual planning practice based on two-dimensional dental computerized tomographic images printed or on film.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, ESAT, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Verstreken
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van Cleynenbreugel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marchal
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Naert
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Suetens
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: van Steenberghe
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D003199:Computer Systems; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007568:Jaw / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants