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Surgical benefit of mandibular morphometric analysis: A new tool to standardize mandibular reconstruction.

Alice PrevostFranck DelanoëZoé CavallierSamuel MullerRaphael LopezFrédéric Lauwers
Published in: PloS one (2020)
The results of this study constitute a morphological tool for surgeons, from bone graft to free flap. These results also confirm us that the use of «custom cutting guides» for mandibular reconstruction may be excessive. It is pertinent to examine the value of "custom made" mandibular reconstructions since the differences observed are of the order of millimeters.
Keyphrases
  • cone beam computed tomography
  • bone mineral density
  • quality improvement
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • computed tomography
  • postmenopausal women