Image-guided removal of deeply impacted mandibular third molar using a navigation system

Registration methods for surgical navigation of the mandible: a systematic review

“…In foreign body removal surgery of the mandible or pterygomandibular space, removal is complex when the foreign body is close to critical structures, such as the inferior alveolar nerve 13,[34][35][36][39][40][41]43,44,46,50,62 . In these cases, surgical navigation is used to determine the exact location of the foreign body and to guide removal, while reducing the risk of secondary injury caused by nerve or blood vessel damage.…”

“…Unfortunately, it was not possible to quantitatively compare the registration methods based on the reported accuracies. The majority of the articles described the registration method used but did not report registration accuracy in terms of FRE 5,8,37,38,51,54,55,57,60,77,80,81,94,100 , TRE 1,3,[32][33][34][35]39,59,62,64,66,68,69,73,74,76,[83][84][85][86]88,89,98,99 , or both 12,13,36,40,[42][43][44][45][46][47][48]50,…”