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Haptic-enabled virtual training in orthognathic surgery

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Orthognathic surgery (OGS) is a very complex surgical procedure aiming to correct a wide range of skeletal and dental irregularities, including jaws and teeth misalignments. It requires a precise pre-surgical planning and high surgical skills that are traditionally acquired through years of hands-on training in the operating room or in laboratory-based surgical practices using cadavers or models. Although modern engineering technologies have led to the development or computer-aided surgical procedures and systems, surgical training in OGS still relies on the traditional physical hands-on approach. This paper presents the results of an investigation carried out with the aim to evaluate the use of haptics and virtual reality technologies as an OGS training tool. Three case studies corresponding to cephalometry training, osteotomy training and surgery planning training were conducted. Participants comprised novices and experts in the area of OGS. Surgical skills, performance and confidence of trainees, in addition to reducing execution times and errors associated with the traditional OGS process, indicate that the haptic-enabled virtual reality approach is an effective training tool.

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This research was supported by CONACYT (National Science and Technology Council of Mexico), research Grant CB-2010-01-154430. Acknowledgments are also given to the PRODEP and FAI programs from SEP and UASLP, respectively, for the supplementary financial support. This work was also partially supported by the EU Beaconing Project (#687676).

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  1. Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Av. Manuel Nava No. 8, Zona Universitaria, 78290, San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico

    Hugo I. Medellin-Castillo, Jorge Zaragoza-Siqueiros & Eder H. Govea-Valladares

  2. Facultad de Estomatología, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Av. Manuel Nava No. 2, Zona Universitaria, 78290, San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico

    Héctor de la Garza-Camargo

  3. Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK

    Theodore Lim & James M. Ritchie

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Medellin-Castillo, H.I., Zaragoza-Siqueiros, J., Govea-Valladares, E.H. et al. Haptic-enabled virtual training in orthognathic surgery. Virtual Reality 25, 53–67 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-020-00438-6

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