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Article

Two-Plate Splintless Repositioning in Bimaxillary Surgery: Accuracy and Influence of Segmental Osteotomies in a Consecutive Single-Centre Cohort

by
Hylke van der Wel
1,
Tom Lucas Zwijnenberg
1,*,
Johan Jansma
2,
Rutger Hendrik Schepers
2 and
Haye Hendrik Glas
1
1
Clinic for Virtual Surgical Planning, 3D VSP B.V., Hoogwatum 2, 9906 TD Groningen, The Netherlands
2
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Expertcenter for Orthofacial Surgery, Martini Hospital Groningen, Van Swietenplein 1, 9728 NT Groningen, The Netherlands
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Pers. Med. 2025, 15(12), 588; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm15120588
Submission received: 13 November 2025 / Revised: 28 November 2025 / Accepted: 29 November 2025 / Published: 2 December 2025
(This article belongs to the Section Personalized Medical Care)

Abstract

Background/Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of maxillary repositioning using a two-plate patient-specific osteosynthesis system. The secondary objective was to determine whether accuracy is influenced by the number of maxillary segments. Methods: A retrospective single-centre cohort study was conducted on patients undergoing bimaxillary orthognathic surgery with a maxilla-first two-plate PSO system. Virtual Surgical Planning was performed based on the Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) data of the patient, with patient-specific plates being designed and manufactured accordingly. Postoperative CBCT scans (7–10 days post-op) were registered to the preoperative plan, and deviations in translation and rotation between the plan and results were determined. Sub-group analyses were performed on one-, two- and three-segment maxillary osteotomy patient groups. Results: The inclusion criteria were met by 61 patients, of whom 47 were included for analysis (mean age 27.9 ± 9.4 years). Sub-millimetre median translational accuracies were found: anteroposterior 0.7 mm, transverse 0.4 mm, vertical 0.6 mm. The median rotational deviations were ≤1° for yaw and roll, and 1.6° for pitch. Accuracy was consistent across the one-, two-, and three-segment osteotomy groups. Conclusions: The two-plate PSO system is clinically accurate in bimaxillary surgery. There is no significant difference in accuracy between one-piece and segmental osteotomies of the maxilla when using the two-plate system.
Keywords: orthognathic surgery; bone plates; patient specific osteosynthesis; computer aided design; minimally invasive surgery orthognathic surgery; bone plates; patient specific osteosynthesis; computer aided design; minimally invasive surgery

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van der Wel, H.; Zwijnenberg, T.L.; Jansma, J.; Schepers, R.H.; Glas, H.H. Two-Plate Splintless Repositioning in Bimaxillary Surgery: Accuracy and Influence of Segmental Osteotomies in a Consecutive Single-Centre Cohort. J. Pers. Med. 2025, 15, 588. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm15120588

AMA Style

van der Wel H, Zwijnenberg TL, Jansma J, Schepers RH, Glas HH. Two-Plate Splintless Repositioning in Bimaxillary Surgery: Accuracy and Influence of Segmental Osteotomies in a Consecutive Single-Centre Cohort. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2025; 15(12):588. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm15120588

Chicago/Turabian Style

van der Wel, Hylke, Tom Lucas Zwijnenberg, Johan Jansma, Rutger Hendrik Schepers, and Haye Hendrik Glas. 2025. "Two-Plate Splintless Repositioning in Bimaxillary Surgery: Accuracy and Influence of Segmental Osteotomies in a Consecutive Single-Centre Cohort" Journal of Personalized Medicine 15, no. 12: 588. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm15120588

APA Style

van der Wel, H., Zwijnenberg, T. L., Jansma, J., Schepers, R. H., & Glas, H. H. (2025). Two-Plate Splintless Repositioning in Bimaxillary Surgery: Accuracy and Influence of Segmental Osteotomies in a Consecutive Single-Centre Cohort. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 15(12), 588. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm15120588

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