COMPUTER-ASSISTED MANDIBULAR CONDYLE POSITIONING IN ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY

Purpose: The correct placement of the mandibular condyle in the glenoi d fossa during the osteosynthesis after the sagittal ramus osteotomy i s often a problem, This article describes a computer-assisted position ing device, Method: The procedure is based on the use of a three-dimen sional optical localizer to establish the condylar segment position, T he operative procedure is only slightly different from the usual, Resu lts: The system is very easy to use, it does not require preoperative data acquisition, and the accuracy obtained is in fractions of a milli meter.