NEW ADVANCES IN PATIENT-SPECIFIC IMPLANTS; A CASE REPORT OF A MANDIBULAR RECONSTRUCTION
Authors:
Asterios Antoniou, Despoina Michailidou, Anestis Chrysostomidis, Ioannis Astreidis, Konstantinos Paraskevopoulos, Konstantinos Vahtsevanos
Affiliation:
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,, Thessaloniki, Greece
Doi: 10.54936/haoms242p13
ABSTRACT:
Objectives: RReconstruction of mandibular defects after tumor resection or trauma is one of the most challenging problems facing maxillofacial surgeons. A plethora of autografts and alloplastic materials have been used in the reconstruction of these types of defects. The aim of this study is to present a case of mandibular defect reconstruction with 3D-printed patient-specific titanium implant.
Materials and methods: A 51-year old male patient who had underwent a left segmental mandibulectomy due to cement-ossifying fibroma and a reconstruction titanium plate was used for reconstruction, after 8 years presented with mandibular pain due to recon plate fracture.
Results: The patient underwent surgery where the fractured recon plate was removed and a 3D- printed patient-specific titanium implant was used for reconstruction. From the computed tomography the contralateral side was mirrored for the construction of the implant. The postoperative course was uneventful with esthetic and functional results.
Conclusion: The technological advances in medicine opened new possibilities in reconstructive surgery with the use of individualized designed biomaterials, and now, it is possible to use the patient’s computed tomography (CT) to construct patient-specific implants (PSIs). These implants can have excellent esthetic and functional results especially in benign tumours or trauma like in our case.
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Authors:
Asterios Antoniou, Despoina Michailidou, Anestis Chrysostomidis, Ioannis Astreidis, Konstantinos Paraskevopoulos, Konstantinos Vahtsevanos
Affiliation:
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,, Thessaloniki, Greece
Doi: 10.54936/haoms242p13
ABSTRACT:
Objectives: RReconstruction of mandibular defects after tumor resection or trauma is one of the most challenging problems facing maxillofacial surgeons. A plethora of autografts and alloplastic materials have been used in the reconstruction of these types of defects. The aim of this study is to present a case of mandibular defect reconstruction with 3D-printed patient-specific titanium implant.
Materials and methods: A 51-year old male patient who had underwent a left segmental mandibulectomy due to cement-ossifying fibroma and a reconstruction titanium plate was used for reconstruction, after 8 years presented with mandibular pain due to recon plate fracture.
Results: The patient underwent surgery where the fractured recon plate was removed and a 3D- printed patient-specific titanium implant was used for reconstruction. From the computed tomography the contralateral side was mirrored for the construction of the implant. The postoperative course was uneventful with esthetic and functional results.
Conclusion: The technological advances in medicine opened new possibilities in reconstructive surgery with the use of individualized designed biomaterials, and now, it is possible to use the patient’s computed tomography (CT) to construct patient-specific implants (PSIs). These implants can have excellent esthetic and functional results especially in benign tumours or trauma like in our case.
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