Main Applications and Recent Research Progresses of Additive Manufacturing in Dentistry

Figure 5

Panoramic radiograph demonstrated huge defect of the left mandible due to osteoradionecrosis (a); a titanium mandibular substitute with premounted dental implant fixtures manufactured by SLM (b) was employed to restore the bony defect (c). Reprinted from [130]. Customized temporomandibular joint (TMJ) prosthesis comprised of the fossa, condylar head, and mandibular handle components (d); the novel TMJ prosthesis can precisely match the Chinese patient’s TMJ anatomy (e); the lateral view of a fixed TMJ prosthesis during a surgical procedure (f). Reprinted from [131].

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