Techniques in clinical examination and treatment planning of maxillofacial prosthesis patients – A systematic review

Abstract

Maxillofacial prosthesis (MFP) can be defined as the art and science of esthetic and functional reconstruction of the Maxillofacial bones, art because it uses customized and specific rules for each individual, science because of its application on patient’s personality and its relation in medicine. An electronic search was conducted in the Cochrane, PubMed (MEDLINE), and ScienceDirect databases between March 2000 and July 2020. A manual search was also performed to cover all possible aspects of the maxillofacial prosthesis and the related topics that were chosen. Treatment planning with the latest techniques such as using latest imaging technique and 3D planning can guarantee a future with repeatable high-quality maxillofacial prosthetics.