RT Journal Article T1 3D surface scanner in Maxillofacial Surgery: State of the art A1 Aragón Niño, Íñigo A1 Castillo Pardo de Vera, José Luis del A1 Rodríguez Arias, Juan Pablo A1 Gutiérrez Venturini, Alessandro A1 Cebrián Carretero, José Luis AB Physicians are used to having complementary studies that help us in all phases of our work. In the maxillofacial surgery field the most commonly used tests are radiological tests (CT and NMR) and digital clinical photographs.In recent years, the concept of 3D surgery has been developed and consists of the use of 3D technology applied to surgery. 3D surgery allows us to move from on-site planning of the surgery to pre-surgical planning, with a simulation and preview of the result at the bone and soft tissue level.Radiological studies are of very limited use in soft tissue planning and digital photography is two-dimensional and dependent on patient positioning. The use of the surface scanner solves these limitations as it computes the spatial coordinates of the patient's anatomical surface in order to create a 3D digital model. PB Elsevier SN 2667-1476 YR 2024 FD 2024-03 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/103243 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/103243 LA eng NO Í. Aragón Niño, J.L. Del Castillo Pardo de Vera, J.P. Rodríguez Arias, A. Gutiérrez Venturini, J.L. Cebrián Carretero, “3D surface scanner in Maxillofacial Surgery: State of the art.”, Advances in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 13, 2024, 100473, ISSN 2667-1476, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adoms.2023.100473. DS Docta Complutense RD 5 abr 2025