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Fully digital workflow for the design and manufacture of prostheses for maxillectomy defects
Hongqiang Ye1, Zixuan Wang2, Yuchun Sun3
1Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, PR China.
Abstract:
A fully digital workflow for the design and manufacture of prostheses for maxillectomy defects was described. Three-dimensional images from spiral computed tomography and intraoral scanning were used to generate a three-dimensional digital cast of a maxillectomy defect. The obturator prosthesis was then designed on the digital cast by combining dental computer-aided design and reverse engineering software programs. The prosthesis was subsequently milled from polyetheretherketone or three-dimensional-printed from polylactic acid.
