title: Virtual surgical planning in orthognathic surgery.
abstract: Computer-aided surgical simulation has greatly enhanced the efficiency and accuracy of orthognathic surgery for correction of dentofacial deformities. Virtual surgical planning (VSP) improves the efficiency of the presurgical work-up and provides an opportunity to illustrate the multidimensional correction at the dental and skeletal level. VSP provides preoperative insight into the surgical intervention and the fabrication of cutting jigs/guides and templates can help decrease intraoperative surgical inaccuracies. VSP is rapidly becoming the standard of care for surgical treatment planning of dentofacial deformities.
authors.affiliation: Carolinas Center for Oral and Facial Surgery, 411 Billingsley Road, Suite 105, Charlotte, NC 28211, USA; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA. Electronic address: bfarrell@mycenters.com.
authors.forename: Brian B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Farrell
authors.affiliation: Carolinas Center for Oral and Facial Surgery, 411 Billingsley Road, Suite 105, Charlotte, NC 28211, USA.
authors.forename: Peter B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.affiliation: Carolinas Center for Oral and Facial Surgery, 411 Billingsley Road, Suite 105, Charlotte, NC 28211, USA; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Charlotte, NC, USA; Isle of Palms, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Myron R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Tucker
mesh_terms: D059925:Anatomic Landmarks; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted
keywords: Computer-aided surgical simulation; Cutting guides and templates; Orthognathic surgery; Virtual surgical planning