In-House 3D-Printed Surgical Guides with a Minimally Invasive Design for Asymmetric Mentoplasty: A Case Series.

Dentistry journal 2026 Vol.14(3)

Louzada GP, Pulino B, Fares RD, de Cerqueira ABG, Macedo DV, Silva GZ, Palhares TN, Câmara G, Marão H, Bonfim M, Furukawa H, Shibli J, Guerra RC

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Abstract

: Mentoplasty plays a central role in facial harmony, particularly in the correction of chin asymmetries. Advances in digital planning and three-dimensional (3D) printing have enabled the development of patient-specific surgical guides; however, their clinical implementation in public healthcare settings remains limited by workflow complexity and accessibility. : This case series describes three patients who underwent asymmetric mentoplasty using customized, in-house-manufactured 3D-printed cutting and positioning guides. Virtual surgical planning was performed using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) data, followed by guide design and fabrication through an in-house digital workflow. Postoperative CBCT was used for descriptive assessment of the correspondence between planned and achieved chin positions using predefined linear reference points. : Across the three cases, postoperative CBCT analysis demonstrated encouraging agreement between virtual planning and achieved surgical outcomes. The customized guides facilitated accurate transfer of the planned osteotomy and chin positioning in both symmetric and asymmetric movements. No major intraoperative or postoperative complications were observed. Guide fabrication required low material consumption, enabling rapid in-house production with minimal direct material cost. : Within the limitations of a small case series, the proposed in-house digital workflow demonstrated technical feasibility and encouraging agreement between planned and achieved chin positioning in selected asymmetric mentoplasty cases. Further studies with larger samples and standardized accuracy assessment methods are required to confirm these preliminary observations.

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유형영어 표현한국어 / 풀이UMLS CUI출처등장
시술 mentoplasty 턱끝성형술 dict 4
합병증 asymmetric 비대칭 dict 4
해부 chin scispacy 1
질환 intraoperative or postoperative complications C0032787
Postoperative Complications
scispacy 1
기타 patients scispacy 1

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