From Digital Planning to Personalised Surgical Integration: Total Temporomandibular Joint Prosthesis and Patient-Specific Plates in Bimaxillary Orthognathic Surgery

Advanced cases of unilateral condylar hyperplasia might need combined joint reconstruction and orthognathic surgery. This report illustrates the feasibility of integrating digital planning, patient-specific prosthesis design, and orthognathic correction within a single-stage surgical workflow. A 23-year-old female patient presented with skeletal Class III malocclusion, facial asymmetry, and mandibular midline deviation due to left condylar hyperplasia. After preoperative orthodontic alignment, virtual surgical planning was carried out using specialised software to simulate resection of the hyperplastic condyle, with concurrent total TMJ replacement, contralateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy, and Le Fort I osteotomy. Based on this plan, patient-specific prosthetic components, surgical guides, and fixation plates were designed and manufactured. Surgery was performed according to the digital plan using a combined intraoral and extraoral approach. At 3-month follow-up, clinical and radiological assessments showed stable prosthesis positioning, improved occlusal relationships, restoration of facial symmetry, and high patient-reported satisfaction. However, given the single-case design and short follow-up, these findings should be considered preliminary, and further studies are necessary to evaluate long-term functional outcomes and reproducibility.

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Prosthesis
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2026-04-21
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https://doi.org/10.3390/prosthesis8040041
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Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
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From Digital Planning to Personalised Surgical Integration: Total Temporomandibular Joint Prosthesis and Patient-Specific Plates in Bimaxillary Orthognathic Surgery

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Abstract

Advanced cases of unilateral condylar hyperplasia might need combined joint reconstruction and orthognathic surgery. This report illustrates the feasibility of integrating digital planning, patient-specific prosthesis design, and orthognathic correction within a single-stage surgical workflow. A 23-year-old female patient presented with skeletal Class III malocclusion, facial asymmetry, and mandibular midline deviation due to left condylar hyperplasia. After preoperative orthodontic alignment, virtual surgical planning was carried out using specialised software to simulate resection of the hyperplastic condyle, with concurrent total TMJ replacement, contralateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy, and Le Fort I osteotomy. Based on this plan, patient-specific prosthetic components, surgical guides, and fixation plates were designed and manufactured. Surgery was performed according to the digital plan using a combined intraoral and extraoral approach. At 3-month follow-up, clinical and radiological assessments showed stable prosthesis positioning, improved occlusal relationships, restoration of facial symmetry, and high patient-reported satisfaction. However, given the single-case design and short follow-up, these findings should be considered preliminary, and further studies are necessary to evaluate long-term functional outcomes and reproducibility.

ProsthesisVol. 8(4)
Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy (RO), "Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iasi University of Life Sciences (RO)
European Commission
Gender equality
Openalex Percentile: Top 10%
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
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