CT image applications for pre-surgical assessment and surgical pre-planning in Pediatric Dentistry.

In this study we focused on dental anomalies peculiar to children and investigated how 3D-surgical planning and simulation could be applied to each case. This study included 3 patients (2 female and 1 male, 8 to 12 years). The CT imaging was performed via a SOMATOM Plus4. From the resulting data, an image of the tooth and bone was rendered using image analysis software Amira 3.1 which was then used to reconstruct three-dimensional images. The reconstructed 3D images were imported to 3D modeling software, which provided the basis for the surgical simulations. From these results, we were able to gain important insights that helped shape the planning of the surgical operation. Furthermore we consider that these findings would be useful for the patient when taking them through the process of obtaining informed consent.