Craniofacial Surgery: State of the Art and the Perspectives
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Dentistry, Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 1048
Special Issue Editors
Interests: maxillofacial surgery; maxillofacial injuries; oral and maxillofacial trauma; vascular malformation; oral surgery
Interests: maxillofacial surgery; maxillofacial injuries; oral and maxillofacial trauma; vascular malformation; oral surgery
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The beginning of modern craniofacial surgery is attributed to Paul Tessier, who, in the 1960s, applied concepts such as craniofacial approaches, osteotomies, and autogenous bone grafts to correct craniosynostosis and skeletal deformities.
At the end of the 1970s, thanks to the work of the French school, these techniques were implemented by the introduction of open reduction and internal fixation with titanium miniplates, and, later, resorbable materials. The application of rigid fixation opened the door to new ideas on the management of the skeletal framework in the craniomaxillofacial area, enabling osteotomies and bone mobilizations with fewer functional and psychological problems for the patient (for example, avoiding intermaxillary fixation). In the late 1980s, the introduction of piezosurgery improved the precision of osteotomies, reducing damage to the surrounding soft tissues. Finally, microsurgery enhanced the craniofacial surgeon's arsenal in the treatment of head and neck tumors, as well as in skeletal reconstructions following severe facial trauma.
With the dawn of the new millennium, craniofacial surgery has rapidly evolved with the introduction of minimally invasive endoscopic procedures, bone distraction, three-dimensional (3D) imaging, computer-assisted treatment, virtual surgical planning, and 3D printing. In this Special Issue, I invite authors to submit articles on the state of the art of and perspectives on craniofacial surgery.
Dr. Fabio Roccia
Guest Editor
Dr. Federica Sobrero
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- craniofacial deformities
- osteotomy
- plate osteosynthesis
- piezosurgery
- microsurgery
- navigation
- virtual surgical planning
- 3D printing
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