3d Virtual Treatment Planning of Orthognathic Surgery ― A Step-by-step Approach for Orthodontists and Surgeons

The application of cone-beam CT is leading to a paradigm shift in the diagnosis, treatment planning, and evaluation of treatment outcome in patients with maxillofacial deformity. This color atlas and manual provides clinicians with a systematic, step-by-step guide to cone-beam CT-based 3D virtual treatment planning of orthognathic surgery. The cone-beam CT 3D workflow, 3D virtual diagnosis, 3D virtual planning of orthognathic surgery, transfer of the 3D virtual treatment plan to the operating room, and 3D virtual evaluation of the treatment outcome are all explained and discussed in detail. The clinical applications of the 3D virtual approach in different types of maxillofacial deformity are clearly documented, and limitations and pitfalls are highlighted. As the first book devoted to this exciting new technique, 3D Virtual Treatment Planning of Orthognathic Surgery will be of interest to orthodontists and oral, maxillofacial, and plastic surgeons, whether novices or experts.

Professor Gwen Swennen is a consultant maxillofacial and facial plastic surgeon at the Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, General Hospital St John, Bruges and at the Cleft and Craniofacial Centre, Bruges, Belgium. He also works in private practice in cosmetic facial surgery at Clinic Tilleghem, Bruges. He obtained his medical degree at the University of Antwerp in 1995 and his dental degree at the University of Brussels in 1998. He trained in craniomaxillofacial surgery in Hannover and in plastic reconstructive and aesthetic surgery in Hannover and Brussels. He obtained his PhD degree in 2004 at the Hannover Medical School and subsequently became an associate professor before receiving the academic title “APL Professor” in 2009. Professor Swennen’s principal interests are orthognathic surgery, cosmetic and reconstructive facial plastic surgery, and congenital malformations. He has a special interest in three-dimensional virtual imaging. He serves as a member of the editorial board of theInternational Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and is a member of the Education Committee of the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He has published 47 peer-reviewed scientific articles and given 145 scientific presentations at national and international congresses. He is editor of the book Three-Dimensional Cephalometry. A Color Atlas and Manual, co-authored with Filip Schutyser and Jarg-Erich Hausamen. He is co-founder of the “Three-Dimensional Facial Imaging Research Group Bruges – Nijmegen” (3-D FIRG) and section editor of the “Imaging Section” of theInternational Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.