Minimal-show orthognathic surgical splint

Recent advances in 3-dimensional printing and computer-aided planning have enabled the development of CAD/CAM surgical splints.1,2 However, their use has been limited because of cost, the need for specialist software, and the additional workload for technicians and clinicians,2 and most oral and maxillofacial departments still rely on the construction of conventionally designed and constructed splints, which, in the authors' experience, can be bulky, unstable, and ill-fitting. They can also interfere with intermaxillary fixation, and do not allow a clear view of interocclusal relations during the operation.

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