A strategy for removal of foreign body in mandible with navigation system.
Navigation surgery in the mandible has rarely been reported because of the complexities of navigating a mobile structure. In this article, we present a simple and novel strategy for removal of a foreign body in the mandible using a navigation system. A female diagnosed with a foreign body in the left mandible underwent navigation surgery using a BrainLAB system. We used a special open splint fabricated with acrylic resin to successfully perform the mandibular navigation. This strategy may be appropriate for many types of mandibular navigation surgery.
College of computer science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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State Key Laboratory of Oral Disease, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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State Key Laboratory of Oral Disease, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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State Key Laboratory of Oral Disease, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. Electronic address: mydrtw@vip.sina.com.
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D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D013165:Splints; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted
foreign body; mandibular surgery; navigation system