Figure 1.
CT scan showing an extended mandibular lesion (keratocystic odontogenic tumor). Swelling of the mandible makes conventionally bending prior to resection difficult (A, B). By Computer assisted pre-operative planning by mirroring of the unaffected left side (template C, D; mirrored template E, F) a stereolithographic model (G) could be printed and a reconstruction plate could be bended prior to surgery.