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Review
. 2002 Apr;93(4):382-93.
doi: 10.1067/moe.2002.121385.

Three-dimensional craniofacial reconstruction imaging

Moschos A Papadopoulos  1 , Panayiotis K Christou, Payayiotis K Christou, Athanasios E Athanasiou, Peter Boettcher, Hans Florian Zeilhofer, Robert Sader, Nikolaos A Papadopulos
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Three-dimensional craniofacial reconstruction imaging

Moschos A Papadopoulos et al. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2002 Apr.

Abstract

This review article aims to describe and discuss the imaging techniques most commonly used in medicine and dentistry to obtain three-dimensional images of the craniofacial complex. Three-dimensional imaging techniques provide extensive possibilities for the detailed and precise analysis of the whole craniofacial complex, for virtual (on-screen) simulation and real simulation of orthognathic surgery cases on biomodels before treatment, as well as for the detailed evaluation of the effects of treatment. Laser scanning in combination with the stereolithographic biomodeling seems to be a very promising combination for three-dimensional imaging, although there is still considerable room for improvement. Constant efforts should be made in the direction of developing and enhancing the existing techniques as well as exploring the potential for developing new methods based on emerging sectors of technology.

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  • Three-dimensional imaging for craniofacial reconstruction.
    Mupparapu M. Mupparapu M. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2002 Nov;94(5):527; author reply 528-9. doi: 10.1067/moe.2002.129763. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2002. PMID: 12424442 No abstract available.