The Use of Patient-Specific Implants in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Michael F Huang; David Alfi; Jonathan Alfi; Andrew T Huang

doi:10.1016/j.coms.2019.07.010

The Use of Patient-Specific Implants in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2019 Nov;31(4):593-600. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2019.07.010. Epub 2019 Aug 31.

Authors

Michael F Huang¹, David Alfi², Jonathan Alfi³, Andrew T Huang⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6560 Fannin Street, Suite 1280, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: mfhuang@houstonmethodist.org.
² Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6560 Fannin Street, Suite 1280, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
³ Surgical Planning Laboratory, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6560 Fannin Street, Suite 1280, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
⁴ Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, 1977 Butler boulevard, Suite E5.200, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

PMID: 31481289
DOI: 10.1016/j.coms.2019.07.010

Abstract

This article summarizes the current use of patient-specific implants in oral and maxillofacial surgery.

Keywords: 3D printed plates; Computer-aided design; Computer-aided manufacture; Custom temporomandibular joint total joint replacement; Maxillofacial reconstruction; Orthognathic surgery; Patient-specific implants.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Computer-Aided Design*
Dental Implants*
Humans
Maxillary Osteotomy / instrumentation
Maxillary Osteotomy / methods*
Oral Surgical Procedures / methods*
Oral Surgical Procedures / trends
Patient-Centered Care
Printing, Three-Dimensional
Prognathism / surgery*
Prostheses and Implants
Prosthesis Design
Surgery, Computer-Assisted*
Surgery, Oral / methods*
Surgery, Oral / trends

Substances

Dental Implants