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3D Planning and Printing of Patient Specific Implants for Reconstruction of Bony Defects
Published on: August 4, 2020
Research on the dimensional accuracy of customized bone augmentation combined with 3D-printing individualized
Linzhi Li1, Chao Wang1,2, Xian Li1
1Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, China.
Background:
Few studies have focused on the dimensional accuracy of customized bone grafting by means of guided bone regeneration (GBR) with 3D-Printed Individual Titanium Mesh (3D-PITM).
Purpose:
Digital technologies were applied to evaluate the dimensional accuracy of customized bone augmentation with 3D-PITM with a two-stage technique.
Materials And Methods:
Sixteen patients were included in this study. The CBCT data of post-GBR (immediate post-GBR) and post-implantation (immediate post-implant placement) were 3D reconstructed and compared with the pre-surgical planned bone augmentation. The dimensional differences were evaluated by superimposition using the Materialize 3-matic software.
Results:
The superimposition analysis showed that the maximum deviations of contour between were 3.4 mm, and the average differences of the augmentation contour were 0.5 ± 0.4 and 0.6 ± 0.5 mm respectively. The planned volume of bone regeneration was approximately equal to the amount of regenerated bone present 6 to 9 months after the surgical procedure. On average, the vertical gain in bone height was about 0.5 mm less than planned. And, the horizontal bone gain on the straight buccal of the dental implants and 2 to 4 mm apical of the platform fell also about a 0.5 mm short on average. Statistically significant differences were observed between the augmented volume of virtual and post-GBR, and the horizontal bone gain of post-implantation on the level of 4 mm apical to the implant platform (P < .05).
Conclusions:
The dimensional accuracy of customized bone augmentation with the 3D-PITM approach needs further improvement and compared to other surgical approaches of bone augmentation.
