Computer‐assisted planning with 3D printing for mandibular reconstruction caused by a mandibular fracture with secondary osteomyelitis: A Case Report

Abstract

Mandibular reconstruction after trauma or pathology is one of the cornerstones of oral and maxillofacial surgery. 1 This reconstruction is needed in cases with a large amount of bone loss, comminute fractures, severe traumas, and infections leading to multiple bone sequestrations. 2 In the case of infections of the bone, different risk factors may enhance the speed in which the bone is lost, such as age, sex, poor oral hygiene, comorbidities (diabetes, hyperlipemia, autoimmune diseases), and drug abuse (cocaine, cannabinoid, tobacco smoking, hepatic cirrhosis due alcoholism). [3][4][5][6][7][8] The four basic principles of successful reconstruction are (a) establish an ideal orthognathic relationship; (b) a flush bone to graft/flap contact; (c) stable bony fixation; and (d) adequate, well-vascularized soft tissue coverage. 1 To achieve the previously established principles, the maxillofacial literature describes different surgical treatment

3D Printing Applications for Craniomaxillofacial Reconstruction: A Sweeping Review

“…The broad scope of anatomical model applications in oncologic, traumatic, and congenital CMF reconstruction is described in Table . Within this subset of representative cases, SLA − and FDM ,,, were the most commonly employed AM techniques. Models were studied both preoperatively and intraoperatively for surgery simulation and resident training, patient education, situating hardware and/or implant placement, and bending off-the-shelf fixation devices to anatomical contours.…”

Combining Materials Obtained by 3D-Printing and Electrospinning from Commercial Polylactide Filament to Produce Biocompatible Composites

“…Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is a 3D-printing method that is broadly used in biomedical applications to produce bone models as well as scaffolds with a defined shape [15,16]. In FDM, a fused plastic filament is forced through an extrusion head, and it is deposited on a flat surface into a specific bidimensional pattern.…”