Abstract
Accurate surgical planning is essential in surgery of jaw deformity. Though recently simulated operations utilizing 3-D CT have been reported, they are still unsatisfactory for surgical planning because the images are displayed on a 2-D basis.
In this paper, simulated surgery for jaw deformities with 3-D life-size solid models, produced by millling polyurethane forms on the basis of CT data (ENDOPLAN system), are reported. These models are very valuable for simulated surgery, preoperative evaluation, and explanation of the surgical procedure to patients.
