American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
Online onlyAccuracy of surgical positioning of orthodontic miniscrews with a computer-aided design and manufacturing template
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Material and methods
Materialise's interactive medical image control system (MIMICS) and Magics (both, Materialise, Leuven, Belgium) are both widely used medical software programs. The miniscrew template described in this article was designed with these tools.
MIMICS is an interactive tool for the visualization and segmentation of CT and magnetic resonance images and the 3D rendering of objects. Therefore, in medicine, MIMICS can be used for diagnosis, operation planning, and rehearsal purposes. A flexible interface
Results
The interradicular safe zones for miniscrews in the 11 patients ranged from 3.7 to 4.5 mm, with an average of 4.12 ± 0.247 mm (mean ± SD). The allowed deviation ranged from 0.65 to 1.05 mm, with an average of 0.86 ± 0.125 mm (mean ± SD).
The templates were adapted to the patients in a satisfactory and stable manner. All miniscrews were placed smoothly without problems. Some miniscrews did not touch the adjacent roots (Fig 8, B). The accuracy of drilling, and the deviations of the positions and
Discussion
CT is an important diagnostic tool for the craniofacial region and is used for many applications including the study of its various components, growth, developmental anomalies, impacted teeth, management of maxillofacial trauma, treatment planning for orthognathic and reconstructive surgery, bone grafting, distraction osteogenesis, and dental implantology. Qualitative and quantitative findings and measurements from CT techniques are accurate and reproducible, and offer greater and more reliable
Conclusions
Within the limits of this study, we presented an accuracy evaluation of the CAD/CAM template for miniscrews, and the registrations of the 3D models reconstructed with the preoperative and postoperative CT data were validated. The average measured deviations of the miniscrews were in the safe range. These results verified the template's accuracy and security. The template, manufactured with the Nobel method, can provide safe placement for miniscrews.
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The authors report no commercial, proprietary, or financial interest in the products or companies described in this article.
Supported by grants from Shandong Science and Technology Planning Project Contract Research (2008GG30002019 and 2008GG30001001) of China.