The 3D techniques are really revolutioning the diagnostics and the planning of Maxillofacial and ortodonctic surgery
Reality is structurally 3-dimensional, but in the past 10 years all images were in 2 dimensions either in bone radiology or soft tissues. The 3D development concerns all body elements and it has a relevant importance for the Maxillofacial Surgery
Just before the high formation workshop the italian dental journal has asked Dr. Alberto Bianchi in charge of Surgery Didactic to give a general view of 3D which may turn incomplete within 3 months as this field is tecnologically evolving very fast and it has radically changed the way maxillofacial surgeons and orthodontists are working