Atlas of Virtual Surgical Planning and 3D Printing for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery 2025

This Atlas represents the evolution of a scientific and systemic thought, rooted in a profound reflection on the need for a new “humanization” of medicine that strongly considers technological innovation and progress at the same time not forgetting the responsibility of clinicians’ role. The advent of technology and the introduction of artificial intelligence opened new scenarios regarding the care of the patient. It becomes essential to be engaged in a deep consideration of the ethical value of technology that enhances the human dimension of health professionals. Concretely, this means applying all the opportunities offered by technological innovation, including artificial intelligence, to good clinical practices while respecting Ethics and Morality. For this reason, the paradigm shift must allow technology and the humanization of care to pass through an emotional, relational, and practical educational path to meet population health needs, which today must consequently include innovation and technology, defining what we in Udine have named Techno-Humanization. Each topic of this book is the result of a human relationship among colleagues worldwide who share a common passion: medicine as a Science that renews and enriches, and the human being as a Priority. Together, we have collaborated by highlighting in each chapter the innovative work in the field, expressing the best doctor-patient relationship, extraordinarily supported by virtual reality, which in the last decade has become an essential tool for providing the best care to our patients in the head and neck district. All this is an expression of the rapid progress of Medicine and Surgery, which recognizes its foundations in education, research, innovation, and the conscious use of technologies, and must inevitably consider the Humanization of Care a founding principle.