The future of maxillofacial prosthodontics in North America: The role of advanced digital technology and artificial intelligence - A discussion document.

Statement Of Problem: Maxillofacial prosthodontists were advanced digital technology (ADT) adopters early in the new Millennium. The past two decades saw a range of digital enablers emerge including digital imaging (internal and surface), digital surgical planning, digital functional assessment, subtractive and additive manufacturing, navigation, and robotics among others. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the latest ADT arrival that will be a challenging disruptive technology.

The future of maxillofacial prosthodontics in North America: Part I-Journey to the present.

Statement Of Problem: Understanding how maxillofacial prosthodontists are perceiving changes in head and neck care and the impact of advanced digital technologies on maxillofacial prosthodontics is important. However, no studies could be identified that specifically addressed these subjects.

Purpose: The purpose of this review of selected literature was to identify issues that guided the development of maxillofacial prosthodontics and the concerns that persist.

The future of maxillofacial prosthodontics in North America: Part II - A survey.

Statement Of Problem: Head and neck care has been transformed by the introduction of advanced digital technologies that will continue to be important change drivers for maxillofacial prosthodontics. Insight into these changes is important in answering the question of whether maxillofacial prosthodontics is appropriately prepared to contribute effectively to future multidisciplinary care of the head and neck.

Purpose: The purpose of this survey was to gain insight into the perception of changes experienced by maxillofacial prosthodontists in relation to clinical practice.

Long-Term Follow-Up of Osseointegrated Orbital Prosthetic Reconstruction.

Background: Osseointegrated implants have been used for craniofacial prosthetic reconstruction since 1979. The authors sought to review long-term outcomes of osseointegrated orbital reconstruction at the Institute for Reconstructive Sciences in Medicine (iRSM).

Methods: Twenty-six patients have undergone osseointegrated orbital prosthetic (OOP) reconstruction at iRSM since 1991.

A review of functional outcomes related to prosthetic treatment after maxillary and mandibular reconstruction in patients with head and neck cancer.

Purpose: This review examined literature that reported functional outcomes across 3 categories of prosthetic treatment after microvascular reconstruction of the maxilla and mandible: (1) conventional dental/tissue-supported prosthesis, (2) implant-retained prosthesis, and (3) no prosthesis.

Materials And Methods: Library databases were searched for articles related to reconstruction of the maxilla and mandible, and references of selected articles were hand searched. Relevant literature was identified and reviewed with criteria specified a priori.

The rapid prototyping of anatomic models in pulmonary atresia.

Objective: The goal of this study was to assess the utility and accuracy of solid anatomic models constructed with rapid prototyping technology for surgical planning in patients with pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries.

Methods: In 6 patients with pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries, anatomic models of the pulmonary vasculature were rapid prototyped from computed tomographic angiographic data. The surgeons used the models for preoperative and intraoperative planning.

Misfit and functional loading of craniofacial implants.

Purpose: This study sought to develop an understanding of the magnitude and types of loads generated on craniofacial implants supporting an auricular prosthesis.

Materials And Methods: Strain gauges were used to measure the in vitro and in vivo misfit loads generated when connecting auricular-style superstructures to implants and the in vivo functional load generated during the removal and insertion of the auricular prostheses. In addition, the vertical misfit of the 11 custom-built two-implant superstructures used in the in vitro study was measured.

Prosthodontic rehabilitation of a patient with total avulsion of the maxilla: a clinical report.

Patients with complete avulsion of the palate may require extensive surgical and prosthodontic rehabilitation. The prosthesis should replace not only missing teeth but also lost soft tissues and bone, including the hard palate, residual alveolar ridges, and in some situations, the soft palate. This clinical report describes the prosthetic rehabilitation, after appropriate surgical options had been exhausted, of a patient with bilateral traumatic avulsion of the maxilla.