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Efficient in-house 3D printing of an orthognathic splint for single-jaw cases
- Source :
- International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2021.
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Abstract
- The purpose of this paper is to outline a simple and effective digital protocol for in-house 3D-printing of orthognathic splints for use during single-jaw orthognathic surgery. Using this protocol, an intraoral scanner, and virtual planning software, computer-designed splints were fabricated by a rapid prototyping machine in-house. The protocol was utilized for 35 consecutive patients requiring single-jaw orthognathic surgery between January 2019 and March 2020. The total time from initial scan to splint fabrication for each case was between 5 and 9 hours, including 3 minutes for scanning of models, 4.5 minutes for development of the splint, and 4–8 hours for rapid prototyping and post-processing. This time varied based on the complexity of the design and the number of splints printed simultaneously. The average cost of raw materials for each splint was $0.73 Canadian dollars.
- Subjects :
- Rapid prototyping
Canada
medicine.medical_treatment
Orthognathic surgery
3D printing
03 medical and health sciences
Orthognathic Surgical Procedures
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
0302 clinical medicine
medicine
Humans
Orthodontics
Intraoral scanner
business.industry
Occlusal Splints
030206 dentistry
Splints
Surgery, Computer-Assisted
Otorhinolaryngology
Virtual planning
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Printing, Three-Dimensional
Computer-Aided Design
Surgery
Oral Surgery
business
Splint (medicine)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09015027
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e03dd37a26cbda666f382273094d0d02