Francesco Vitali

Dr. Francesco Vitali


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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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MBMirko Bevini
Mirko Bevini
FVFrancesco Vitali
Francesco Vitali
FCFrancesco Ceccariglia
Francesco Ceccariglia
GBGiovanni Badiali
Giovanni Badiali
Achille TarsitanoAchille Tarsitano
Achille Tarsitano
Although the fibula free flap represents the gold standard for mandibular reconstructions, when implanted as a single barrel, this flap does not have the cross-sectional requisites to restore the native mandibular height, which is in turn required for the implant-supported dental rehabilitation of the patient. Our team has developed a design workflow that already considers the predicted dental rehabilitation, positioning the fibular free flap in the correct craniocaudal position to restore the native alveolar crest. The remaining height gap along the inferior mandibular margin is then filled by a patient-specific implant. The aim of this study is to evaluate the accuracy in transferring the planned mandibular anatomy resulting from said workflow on 10 patients by means of a new rigid body analysis method, derived from the evaluation of orthognathic surgery procedures. The analysis method has proved to be reliable and reproducible, and the results obtained show that the procedure already has satisfactory accuracy (4.6° mean total angular discrepancy, 2.7 mm total translational discrepancy, 1.04 mm mean neo-alveolar crest surface deviation), while also pointing out possible improvements to the virtual planning workflow.

24 March 2026 in International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
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FCF. Ceccariglia
F. Ceccariglia
FVFrancesco Vitali
Francesco Vitali
ELE. Lucchi
E. Lucchi
FRF. Ricotta
F. Ricotta
APA. Pizzigallo
A. Pizzigallo
ATA. Tarsitano
A. Tarsitano