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Table 5 Cost reduction rate for each category in VSP comparing with CSP

From: Comparison of time and cost between conventional surgical planning and virtual surgical planning in orthognathic surgery in Korea

Category

Step

Group I (%)

Group II (%)

Outpatient workup

Clinical photograph

-

2D radiography and CBCT

Interview

Impression

49.6*

3.6

Facebow transfer

100*

 

Bite registration

54.2*

5.2

Subtotal

40.6*

2.3

Office workup

Surgical planning

−22.7*

−20.2*

Mounting (Hanau articulator)

100*

-

Mounting (simple articulator)

5.6

−0.001

Subtotal

4.5

−17.3

Laboratory

Case confirm

−100*

−100*

Stent fabrication

76.8*

74.6*

Stent cost

−32.9*

−31.7*

Subtotal

−12.0

−19.7*

Total

9.1

18.6*

  1. Abbreviations: CSP conventional surgical planning, VSP virtual surgical planning
  2. *Statistically significant (P < 0.01)