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Customised design of a patient specific 3D printed whole mandible implant
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posted on 2017-02-09, 00:00 authored by Mazher Mohammed, Angus Fitzpatrick, Ian GibsonIan GibsonIn this study we investigate the design methodology for the creation of a patient specific, whole mandible implant based on a patient’s medical imaging data. We tailor the implant as a treatment option for a patient who will undergo a mandibulectomy due to cancer infiltration of the jaw. We create a 3D representative model of the patient’s skeletal structure from CT scan data, and us this to generate the implant from the patient’s corrupt mandible. In this particular case study the cancer is restricted to the right region of the mandible, and so the left side is used in a symmetry matching approach to create the final model for manufacturing. The final design was 3D printed in medical grade titanium and finished using a mechanical polishing technique, the yield a near mirror finish. We found the final implant to be highly robust, and an excellent fit to a representative model of the patient’s skeletal anatomy. We believe this approach to hold considerable potential for implementation as a treatment option for mandibular complications.
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School of Engineering, Deakin University. Conference (2016 : Geelong, Vic.)Series
School of Engineering, Deakin University ConferencePagination
104 - 111Publisher
Knowledge ELocation
Geelong, Vic.Place of publication
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesPublisher DOI
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2016-12-05End date
2016-12-08ISSN
2518-6841Language
engPublication classification
E Conference publication; E1 Full written paper - refereedCopyright notice
2017, Mazher I. Mohammed et al.Editor/Contributor(s)
P Collins, I GibsonTitle of proceedings
DesTech 2016: Proceedings of the International Conference on Design and TechnologyUsage metrics
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