The rise of three-dimensional (3D) printing technology has changed the face of dentistry
over the past decade. 3D printing is a versatile technique that allows the fabrication of fully …

The tremendous interest received by additive manufacturing (AM) within the biomedical
community is a consequence of the great versatility offered in terms of processing approach …

Introduction 3D printing seems to have more and more applications in maxillofacial surgery
(MFS), particularly since the release on the market of general use 3D printers several years …

Melt processing is routinely used to fabricate medical polymeric devices/implants for clinical
reconstruction and can be incorporated into quality systems procedures for medical device …

Microvascular free flap reconstruction has remained the standard of care in reconstruction of
large tissue defects following ablative head and neck oncologic surgery, especially for bony …

Computer-assisted surgery (CAS) for mandibular reconstruction was developed to improve
conventional treatment methods. In the past years, many different software programs have …

Purpose Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) methods for
mandibular reconstruction have improved both functional and morphological results. We …

Background: Virtual surgical planning and computer-aided design/computer-aided
manufacturing (CAD/CAM) for complex head and neck reconstruction has a number of cited …

Abstract Background Three-dimensional (3D) printing has changed surgical practice over
the past few years, especially in maxillofacial surgery. However, little is known about its real …

Objectives We evaluated the accuracy of computer-assisted mandibular reconstructions.
Patients and methods We retrospectively reviewed data for 26 patients who had mandibular …