title: Removal of Supernumerary Teeth Utilizing a Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing Surgical Guide.
abstract: Supernumerary teeth need to be removed because they can cause various complications. Caution is needed because their removal can cause damage to permanent teeth or tooth germs in the local vicinity. Surgical guides have recently been used in maxillofacial surgery. Because surgical guides are designed through preoperative analysis by computer-aided design software and fabricated using a 3-dimensional printer applying computer-aided manufacturing technology, they increase the accuracy and predictability of surgery. This report describes 2 cases of removal of a mesiodens-1 from a child and 1 from an adolescent-using a surgical guide; these would have been difficult to remove with conventional surgical methods.
authors.affiliation: Resident, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Chanwoo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jo
authors.affiliation: Resident, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Doohwan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Byungho
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: pedo@yonsei.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Jihun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000601:surgery*