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CAD/CAM bilateral ear prostheses construction for Treacher Collins syndrome patients using laser scanning and rapid prototyping.
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PMID:  19844817     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Ear defects in patients affected by Treacher Collins syndrome necessitate the replacement of the existing anatomic residuals of the ears with custom-made prostheses. This paper describes a multidisciplinary protocol involving both medicine and computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing for manufacturing ear prostheses. Using innovative prototyping technologies together with conventional silicone processing procedures, a step-by-step procedure is presented. The complete workflow includes laser scanning of the defective regions of a patient's face, the use of 3D anatomic models from an ear digital library and rapid prototyping of both substructures for bar anchoring and moulds for silicone processing.
Authors:
Leonardo Ciocca; Francesca De Crescenzio; Massimiliano Fantini; Roberto Scotti
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering     Volume:  13     ISSN:  1476-8259     ISO Abbreviation:  Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-04-13     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9802899     Medline TA:  Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  379-86     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Oral Sciences, University of Bologna, via S. Vitale 59, Bologna 40126, Italy. leonardo.ciocca@unibo.it
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