The use of cephalometric landmarks with 3-dimensional volumetric computer modeling to position an auricular implant surgical template: a clinical report.
The number of tools available to make a correctly positioned surgical guide for auricular implant placement is rapidly expanding as advances in 3-dimensional computer modeling continue. While the correct orientation of a missing auricle previously relied solely on soft tissue topography, computer modeling software now allows for navigational viewing of hard tissue and cephalometric landmarks. This clinical report describes a technique to establish the orientation of an auricular surgical guide incorporating the use of fundamental cephalometry. Cephalometry as a treatment planning tool has been limited to orthodontics and maxillofacial surgery. This article describes its use in a patient with a missing ear.
Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39213, USA. Hkolodney@umc.edu
Harold
H
Kolodney
Gary
G
Swedenburg
Shelley Segrest
SS
Taylor
Jeffrey D
JD
Carron
Bruce N
BN
Schlakman
D059925:Anatomic Landmarks / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D017797:Prosthesis Coloring; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*