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http://dx.doi.org/10.4047/jap.2016.8.3.219

Creating a digitized database of maxillofacial prostheses (obturators): A pilot study  

Elbashti, Mahmoud (Tokyo Medical and Dental University - Maxillofacial Prosthetics)
Hattori, Mariko (Tokyo Medical and Dental University - Maxillofacial Prosthetics)
Sumita, Yuka (Tokyo Medical and Dental University - Maxillofacial Prosthetics)
Aswehlee, Amel (Tokyo Medical and Dental University - Maxillofacial Prosthetics)
Yoshi, Shigen (Tokyo Medical and Dental University - Maxillofacial Prosthetics)
Taniguchi, Hisashi (Tokyo Medical and Dental University - Maxillofacial Prosthetics)
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The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics / v.8, no.3, 2016 , pp. 219-223 More about this Journal
Abstract
PURPOSE. This study aimed to create a digitized database of fabricated obturators to be kept for patients' potential emergency needs. MATERIALS AND METHODS. A chairside intraoral scanner was used to scan the surfaces of an acrylic resin obturator. The scanned data was recorded and saved as a single standard tessellation language file using a three-dimensional modeling software. A simulated obturator model was manufactured using fused deposition modeling technique in a three-dimensional printer. RESULTS. The entire obturator was successfully scanned regardless of its structural complexity, modeled as three-dimensional data, and stored in the digital system of our clinic at a relatively small size (19.6 MB). A simulated obturator model was then accurately manufactured from these data. CONCLUSION. This study provides a proof-of-concept for the use of digital technology to create a digitized database of obturators for edentulous maxillectomy patients.
Keywords
Digitized database; Obturators; Intraoral scanner; Modeling; 3D printing; Emergency;
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