Abstract
We present 2 cases in which navigation-guided surgery was used to correct complex
facial asymmetry. The merits and challenges of using stereotactic technology to allow
“waferless” positioning of the maxilla in orthognathic surgery are illustrated by
patients who were operated on without the use of acrylic wafers to achieve three-dimensional
correction of the maxillary deformity. Biometric assessment was made clinically and
recorded with computed tomographic (CT) scanning. The operation was planned using
Voxim® software and the operation done with the aid of the Voxim® navigation system.
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Publication history
Published online: August 12, 2011
Accepted:
July 21,
2011
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© 2011 The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
