Entries by Bonash

Patient specific mandible implant

Customised design and development of patient specific 3D printed whole mandible implant Mazher I. Mohammed, Angus P. Fitzpatrick, Santosh K. Malyala, Ian Gibson In this study we assessed the design criteria for the creation of a patient specific, whole mandible implant based on a patient’s medical imaging data and 3D printing. We tailor this procedure […]

Custom implants in craniofacial surgery

3D modeling, custom implants and its future perspectives in craniofacial surgery Dr. Jayanthi Parthasarathy, Dr, Plano Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery Custom implants for the reconstruction of craniofacial defects have gained importance due to better performance over their generic counterparts. This is due to the precise adaptation to the region of implantation, reduced surgical times and […]

Reconstruction of maxilla

Reconstruction of maxillary and orbital floor defect with free fibula flap and whole individualized titanium mesh assisted by computer techniques. Kun Fu, MDS, Yiming Liu, DDS, Ning Gao, MDS, Jinghua Cai, Phd, Wei He, DDS, Professor, Weiliu Qiu, DDS, Professor. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Objective: To investigate the clinical application of the free […]

Mandibular Reconstruction Plates

Customized Repair of Fractured Mandibular Reconstruction Plates Zachary S. Peacock, DMD, MD,* Salim Afshar, DMD, MD Journal of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Purpose: To describe a novel technique using custom prostheses to repair fractured mandibular reconstruction plates spanning discontinuity defects. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective case series reviewing the design, rapid manufacture, and use […]

Craniomaxillofacial surgery

Customized titanium implant fabricated in additive manufacturing for craniomaxillofacial surgery André Luiz Jardini, Maria Aparecida Larosa, Cecília Amélia de Carvalho Zavaglia, Luis Fernando Bernardes, Carlos Salles Lambert, Paulo Kharmandayan, Davi Calderoni & Rubens Maciel Filho Virtual and Physical Prototyping Customised implants manufacture has always presented difficulties which result in high cost and complex fabrication, mainly […]

Custom made cranioplasty

Custom made titanium cranioplasty early and late complications of 151 cranioplasties and review of the literature. R. Williams, K. F. Fan, R. P. Bentley Int. J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. A diverse range of techniques is available for reconstruction of full-thickness calvarial defects and the optimum substrate for cranioplasty remains unproven. During a 9-year period, 149 […]

Maxillary & mandibular defects

Surgical reconstruction of maxillary & mandibular defects using a printed titanium mesh Xiao-Feng Shan, DDS, MD, Associate Professor, Hui-Min Chen, DDS, MD, Attending Physician, Jie Liang, DDS, Resident, Jin-Wei Huang, DDS, Resident, Zhi-Gang Cai, DDS, DMD, Professor Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Purpose: Reconstruction of maxillary & mandibular defects with a printed titanium mesh […]

Patient specific orbital implant

Patient specific implants (PSI) in reconstruction of orbital floor and wall fractures Thomas Gander a, *, Harald Essig a, Philipp Metzler a, Daniel Lindhorst a, Leander Dubois b, Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery Fractures of the orbital wall and floor can be challenging due to the demanding three dimensional anatomy and limited intraoperative overview. Misfitting implants […]

Cranioplasty with Patient Specific Implants

Interval cranioplasty with patient specific implants and autogenous bone grafts – Success and cost analysis Bernd Lethaus a, Monique Bloebaum a, David Koper a, Mariel Poort-ter Laak b, Peter Kessler Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery Different options exist for the reconstruction of craniectomy defects following interval cranioplasty. The standard procedure is still based on the re-implantation […]