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- First book on cone-beam CT-based 3D virtual treatment planning of orthognathic surgery
- Covers all aspects of the technique, including diagnosis, treatment planning, application of the treatment plan, and evaluation of treatment outcome
- Clearly documents the clinical applications of the 3D virtual approach in different types of maxillofacial deformity Explains limitations and pitfalls
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
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Division of Maxillofacial Surgery and Facial Plastic Surgery Department of Surgery, General Hospital St-Jan Bruges-Ostend, Bruges, Belgium
Gwen Swennen
About the editor
Professor Gwen R.J. Swennen is a consultant maxillofacial and facial plastic surgeon at the Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, General Hospital St John, Bruges and at the Cleft and Craniofacial Centre, Bruges, Belgium. He also works in private practice in cosmetic facial surgery at Clinic Tilleghem, Bruges. He obtained his medical degree at the University of Antwerp in 1995 and his dental degree at the University of Brussels in 1998. He trained in craniomaxillofacial surgery in Hannover and in plastic reconstructive and aesthetic surgery in Hannover and Brussels. He obtained his PhD degree in 2004 at the Hannover Medical School and subsequently became an associate professor before receiving the academic title “APL Professor” in 2009. Professor Swennen’s principal interests are orthognathic surgery, cosmetic and reconstructive facial plastic surgery, and congenital malformations. He has a special interest in three-dimensional virtual imaging. He serves as a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and is a member of the Education Committee of the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He has published 47 peer-reviewed scientific articles and given 145 scientific presentations at national and international congresses. He is editor of the book Three-Dimensional Cephalometry. A Color Atlas and Manual, co-authored with Filip Schutyser and Jarg-Erich Hausamen. He is co-founder of the “Three-Dimensional Facial Imaging Research Group Bruges – Nijmegen” (3-D FIRG) and section editor of the “Imaging Section” of the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: 3D Virtual Treatment Planning of Orthognathic Surgery
Book Subtitle: A Step-by-Step Approach for Orthodontists and Surgeons
Editors: Gwen Swennen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47389-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-47388-7Published: 14 November 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-56896-5Published: 29 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-47389-4Published: 01 November 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 568
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 805 illustrations in colour
Topics: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dentistry, Plastic Surgery