• Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou Zhejiang, 310003, P. R. China;
LIUJianhua, Email: timliu@mail.hz.zj.cn
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Objective To explore the application of three-dimensional (3-D) printing technique in repair and reconstruction of maxillofacial bone defect. Methods The related literature on the recent advance in the application of 3-D printing technique for repair and reconstructing maxillofacial bone defect was reviewed and summarized in the following aspects:3-D models for teaching, preoperative planning, and practicing; surgical templates for accurate positioning during operation; individual implantable prosthetics for repair and reconstructing the maxillofacial bone defect. Results 3-D printing technique is profoundly affecting the treatment level in repair and reconstruction of maxillofacial bone defect. Conclusion 3-D printing technique will promote the development of the repair and reconstructing maxillofacial bone defect toward more accurate, personalized, and safer surgery.

Citation: YUDan, LIUJianhua, ZHUHuiyong, LIZhiyong, HUANGXu, WEIDong, LINYi, HEJianfeng, ZHAOWenquan. APPLICATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING TECHNIQUE IN REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTION OF MAXILLOFACIAL BONE DEFECT. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2014, 28(3): 292-295. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.20140066 Copy

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