VIRTUAL MODELING OF A CLEFT LIP AND PALATE PATIENT

İRFAN KARADEDE, ÖZKAN ADIGÜZEL, TÖRÜN ÖZER, FUNDAGÜL BİLGİÇ, RENİN ÖZHAL İZOL

International Dental Research - 2012;2(2):43-47

Dicle University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics, Diyarbakır, TURKEY

 

Aim: To demonstrate three-dimensional virtual modeling of a cleft lip and palate patient. Methodology: Methodology:Methodology: Methodology: Methodology:Methodology: Methodology:Methodology: Traditional two-dimensional treatment planning modalities are often inadequate. Developing technology has enabled the virtual modeling of cleft lip and palate patients. Mimics software was used to demonstrate how to construct such a model. Conclusion: We are now able to model cleft lip and palate patients in three dimensions.