Journal
JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
Volume 20, Issue 4, Pages 1169-1172Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181acdb95
Keywords
Auricular prosthesis; rapid prototyping
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
This article describes the use of computed tomography and rapid prototyping method to Produce a was pattern of a missing ear. Computed tomographic scans were obtained from the patient, and a three-dimensional digital image was produced using I computer-aided design software. Then, the image of the present ear was extracted, and its mirror image was obtained with the software. The pattern of the inverted three-dimensional cast was produced using a rapid prototyping machine. The cast was duplicated in wax of identical dimensions and shape of the opposing ear, and the auricular prosthesis was fabricated with traditional methods.
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