Pre-surgical planning for cranial and facial reconstruction includes
preparing a computer generated jaw or skull model for determining a
locational position for a dental implant, a surgical bone implant to
repair missing bone in the cranium, install ear prostheses, and/or
install nose prostheses. The computer generated jaw or skull model is
made from medical imagery and computer aided design. A surgical guide is
prepared with oversize holes in registration with analogs for the dental
or surgical bone implants to be inserted at the locational positions
determined by a dentist or surgeon in the jaw or cranial skull model. The
surgical guide is fitted atop each analog, and the surgical guide is
bonded to the jaw or skull model at a predetermined angle of the analog
in the jaw or skull. The surgical guide is removed from the model
attached to the law or skull of a patient for accurate drilling during
the dental or surgical procedure for insertion of the implants into the
jaw or skull of the patient.