What is it about?
The purpose of this paper is to describe two different approaches for manufacturing pre-formed titanium meshes to assist prosthetically guided bone regeneration of atrophic maxillary arches. Both methods are based on the employ of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies and aim to limit at the minimal intervention the bone reconstructive surgery by virtual planning the surgical intervention for dental implants placement.
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Why is it important?
In both cases, the regenerated bone was sufficient to fix the implants in the planned position, improving the intervention accuracy and reducing the intervention time during surgery. Two novel methods are viable and reproducible methods to assist the correct bone augmentation of atrophic patients, prior to implant placement for the final implant supported prosthetic rehabilitation.
Perspectives
The central role played by Additive Manufacturing technologies in the prosthetically guided bone regeneration can lead to the complete reversal of the traditional workflow in the bone regeneration medicine. Thanks to the proposed methods, a prosthetically guided bone regeneration approach for atrophic patients needing dental implant rehabilitation is no more a surgical challenge but becomes a viable, reproducible way with the support of CAD-CAM and Additive Manufacturing technologies.
Dr Massimiliano Fantini
Universita degli Studi di Bologna
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This page is a summary of: Additive manufacturing to assist prosthetically guided bone regeneration of atrophic maxillary arches, Rapid Prototyping Journal, October 2015, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/rpj-12-2013-0127.
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