Federica Ruggiero

Dr. Federica Ruggiero


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

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

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21 November 2021 in Journal of Personalized Medicine
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GBGiovanni Badiali
Giovanni Badiali
MBMirko Bevini
Mirko Bevini
OLOttavia Lunari
Ottavia Lunari
ELElisa Lovero
Elisa Lovero
Federica RuggieroFederica Ruggiero
Federica Ruggiero
CMClaudio Marchetti
Claudio Marchetti
In orthognathic surgery, patient-specific osteosynthesis implants (PSIs) represent a novel approach for the reproduction of the virtual surgical planning on the patient. The aim of this study is to analyse the quality of maxillo-mandibular positioning using a hybrid mandible-first mandibular-PSI-guided procedure on twenty-two patients while the upper maxilla was fixed using manually bent stock titanium miniplates. The virtual surgical plan was used to design PSIs and positioning guides, which were then 3D printed using biocompatible materials. A Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) scan was performed one month after surgery and postoperative facial skeletal models were segmented for comparison against the surgical plan. A three-dimensional cephalometric analysis was carried out on both planned and obtained anatomies. A Spearman correlation matrix was computed on the calculated discrepancies in order to achieve a more comprehensive description of maxillo-mandibular displacement. Intraoperatively, all PSIs were successfully applied. The procedure was found to be accurate in planned maxillo-mandibular positioning reproduction, while maintaining a degree of flexibility to allow for aesthetics-based verticality correction in a pitch range between −5.31 and +1.79 mm. Such a correction did not significantly affect the achievement of planned frontal symmetry.

10 August 2025
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Federica RuggieroFederica Ruggiero
Federica Ruggiero
Alberto BianchiAlberto Bianchi
Alberto Bianchi
EMEmanuela Marcelli
Emanuela Marcelli
OJOwase Jeelani
Owase Jeelani
MZmino zucchelli
mino zucchelli
ABAlessandro Borghi
Alessandro Borghi