Evaluation of the accuracy of virtual planning in bimaxillary orthognathic surgery: a systematic review

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2022 May;60(4):412-421. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2021.09.010. Epub 2021 Sep 20.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Accuracy; Bimaxillary orthognathic surgery; Virtual surgical planning.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Systematic Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Mandible
  • Maxilla / surgery
  • Orthognathic Surgery*
  • Orthognathic Surgical Procedures* / methods
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted* / methods