Removal of Supernumerary Teeth Utilizing a Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing Surgical Guide

Publication date: Available online 12 November 2016
Source:Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Author(s): Chanwoo Jo, Doohwan Bae, Byungho Choi, Jihun Kim
Supernumerary teeth need to be removed because they may cause various complications. Caution is needed because their removal may cause damage to the permanent teeth or tooth germs in the local vicinity. Surgical guides have recently been used in maxillofacial surgery. Because surgical guides are designed through preoperative analysis by computer-aided design software, and are fabricated by using a three-dimensional printer applying computer-aided manufacturing technology, they increase the accuracy and predictability of surgery. We report two cases of removal of mesiodens—one from a child and one from an adolescent—by utilizing a surgical guide; they would have been difficult to remove with conventional surgical methods.



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