Affiliations: [a] College of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
| [b] Chongqing Key Laboratory for Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing, China
| [c] Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, China
| [d] Division of Nephrology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
| [e] Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Correspondence:
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Corresponding author: Ping Ji, M.D, Ph.D, President, College of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, No. 426 Songshibei Road, Yubei District, Chongqing 401147, China. Tel.: +86 13908302957; E-mail: jiping1962@hotmail.com.
Note: [1] Both authors contributed equally to this work.
Abstract: Maxillofacial injuries can be complex and are clinically important due to their functional and cosmetic significance. Maltreated and missed fractures might cause deformity of the face; thus, accurate evaluation of the fracture provided by X-ray images is critical. In this study, we explore the application of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) for diagnosis of severe maxillofacial traumas. A patient with a complex fracture that affects the maxilla, mandible, wall of the maxillary sinus, zygoma, zygomatic arch and nasal bone was diagnosed using 3D reconstruction of CBCT images. This diagnostic approach provides detailed information obtained by static images and a systematic model with unique advantages for the following pre-surgical evaluation, surgical treatment and prognostic assessment of complex maxillofacial fractures.
Keywords: CBCT, 3D reconstruction images, dental medicine application, maxillofacial fracture
