Virtual Surgical Planning in the Era of Robotic Surgery

Park, Jung Hyun

Virtual Surgical Planning in the Era of Robotic Surgery

Jung Hyun Park , Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea

Jae-Young Kim DDS, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University,Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea

Woong Nam , Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea

Jin-Geun Kim , Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea

Robot assisted neck dissection offers more esthetic outcomes. Virtual surgical planning (VSP), a method of pre-visualizing a surgical intervention with computer simulation, can help robotic surgery with saved time and allow esthtic reconstructions with customized osteotomy lines.

Objective : To discuss about efficacy of virtual surgical planning (VSP) in the era of robotic surgery.

Methods : Two mandibular reconstruction cases after robotic neck dissection using the conventional method and virtual surgical planning (VSP), respectively.

Results : We found the conventional method limits surgical scope, restricts access to the defect area, and consumes considerable time.

Conclusions :The authors consider VSP far more viable in the era of robotic surgery.

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