Antibacterial Bio-Based Polymers for Cranio-Maxillofacial Regeneration Applications

Computer based framework for cranio-maxillofacial surgery planning

Nowadays the process of surgical planning is a crucial point of every operation in the craniofacial region. In this work we focus on the planning of graft reconstructive surgery for autologous osseous grafts. The planning method consists of two stages. The non-automatic graft design step is followed by a fully automatic procedure to find the best harvesting site in the predefined donor region. ...

Orbit Segmentation for Cranio- Maxillofacial Surgery Planning

Computer Assisted Planning in Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

In cranio-maxillofacial surgery physicians are often faced with the reconstruction of massively destroyed or radically resected tissue structures caused by trauma or tumours. Also corrections of dislocated bone fragments up to the complete modeling of facial regions in cases of complex congenital malformations are common tasks of plastic and reconstructive surgeons. With regard to the individua...

Surgical navigation in cranio-maxillofacial surgery

Introduction Surgical navigation is well-established in today’s cranio-maxillofacial surgery. However, it is often associated with extra effort for both patient and surgeon and with additional exposure to radiation due to necessary extra imaging. The cranio-orbitofacial structures are challenging with respect to accurate three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction. A virtual plan based on mirrored pa...

Bone Regeneration of the Cranio- maxillofacial and Dento-alveolar Skeletons in the Framework of Tissue Engineering

B one regeneration in the cranio-maxillofacial skeleton has undergone many advances over a short period of time. There is much activity in this area, where autogenous bone grafting still plays a significant role in clinical practice. Cranio-maxillofacial osseous reconstruction represents a very large potential market effecting many surgical specialties including, oral maxillofacial surgery, pla...