Primary study · included by 2 reviews

Comparison of postoperative skeletal stability of maxillary segments after Le Fort I osteotomy, using patient-specific implant versus mini-plate fixation.

Kotaniemi 2019 · Kotaniemi Karoliina V M, Heliövaara Arja, Kotaniemi Miika, et al. · Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery · 2019

Included by

Long-Term Stability of the Use of Patient Specific Implants in Orthognathic Surgery: A Systematic Review.

Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Kotaniemi 2019 · Table 1; References 13-18

The review does not say which of its outcomes this study informs.

Patient-specific guides and osteosynthesis versus CAD/CAM occlusal splints in orthognathic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of accuracy, operative time, and complications.

Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Kotaniemi 2019 · Table 1; Fig. 2-7; reference list [32]

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Overall postoperative complications Patient-specific implant (PSI) workflows (cutting/drilling guides and/or customized osteosynthesis plates) vs CAD/CAM occlusal splint or wafer workflows · Postoperative (follow-up varied)	RR 1.01 [0.64, 1.60]	9 studies · 538 participants	Low

2 including reviews in total.