Computer Guided Buccal Cortical Plate Separation for Removal of Calcified Benign Odontogenic Tumors Affecting Mandibular Angle Region

Computer Guided Buccal Cortical Plate Separation for Removal of Calcified Benign Odontogenic Tumors Affecting Mandibular Angle Region

Computer guided buccal cortical plate separation was performed for ten patients using patient specific osteotomy locating guides and pre-bent plates. The guide was designed to outline the osteotomy, buccal cortical plate was separated, the lesion was removed, finally the pre-bent plates were used to fix the separated cortex.

Computer guided buccal cortical plate separation was performed for ten patients using patient specific osteotomy locating guides and pre-bent plates. The guide was designed to outline the osteotomy, buccal cortical plate was separated, the lesion was removed, finally the pre-bent plates were used to fix the separated cortex.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with well-defined radiopaque lesion affecting angle region, its conventional removal may compromise the bone continuity and leads to pathological fracture indicating the need of buccal cortical plate separation technique

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with any medical condition contraindicating the surgical procedures were excluded