Journal
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
Volume 71, Issue 2, Pages 253-256Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.05.004
Keywords
Diagnosis; Craniofacial implants; Maxillofacial prosthetics; Digital imaging; CAD-CAM; Ear prosthesis
Ask authors/readers for more resources
A novel approach to the diagnosis of bone available for craniofacial implant positioning is discussed in a case that required ear ablation for tumor removal. A mirrored volume of the healthy ear was rapidly prototyped for a clinical trial in an appropriate position relative to the patient's face. Three ideal positions for the implant were chosen in the inner of the volume of the mirrored ear. The same positions were transferred to a diagnostic template that was rapidly prototyped with a positioning arm extending to the zygomatic arch. Computed tomography (CT) revealed errors in the planning of the implant position and, as a clinical consequence, an implant site was excluded from surgical planning. A virtual elaboration for maxillofacial implant positioning was used to define the correct implant site in relation to the available bone, and two craniofacial implants were correctly positioned in the temporal bone. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available