The accuracy of video imaging in orthognathic surgery.

Video imaging is an important emerging technology in planning orthognathic surgery and educating patients about the esthetic effects of treatment. The presurgical cephalograms of 56 patients, 41 with mandibular advancement alone and 15 with mandibular advancement plus genioplasty, were digitized, and the computer-generated soft tissue "line drawing" predictions were compared with the actual posttreatment cephalograms. Video images of the patients' presurgical lateral view were obtained, and two experienced clinicians compared the computer generated video image predictions with the actual posttreatment profile. Video images judged very good or excellent were considered acceptable for treatment planning; 60% to 83% met this criterion, depending on the profile area viewed. The percentage of acceptable images in the lower lip, labiomental fold, and chin area decreased with the addition of a genioplasty. The predicted and actual posttreatment soft tissue line drawings were quite similar for all areas except for the lower lip region, where statistically significant differences were noted, with the predicted lower lip more retrusive and thinner than the actual contours. For the lower lip and chin, a 2 mm or more discrepancy was observed in 20% of the patients. In all cases, the actual image was judged more esthetic than the predicted image, allaying fears of unrealistically optimistic computer generated predictions.

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