Research Publications

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the accuracy of virtual planning in bimaxillary orthognathic surgery in bone by comparing
the mean linear and angular measurements of the surgical plan with the actual surgical result. Electronic databases, MEDLINE via PubMed,
Web of Science, SCOPUS, the Cochrane Library, grey literature, and the American clinical trials registry (www.ClinicalTrials.gov), were
accessed as search engines. The studies consisted of publications on the assessment of accuracy in virtual planning in bimaxillary orthognathic
surgery between 2010 and 2020. After application of the eligibility criteria, 26 articles were included, and their quality was evaluated
using the methodological index for non-randomised studies (MINORS) tool and Cohen’s kappa statistic in the MedCalc program (MedCalc
Software Ltd). Evidence obtained by comparing the planning and surgical results, both in the maxilla and mandible, showed that there is
great accuracy in virtual planning in bimaxillary orthognathic surgery.

2021 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

 

Keywords:Bimaxillary orthognathic surgery; Virtual surgical planning; Accuracy