CUSTOM-MADE CAST TITANIUM IMPLANTS PRODUCED WITH CAD CAM FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF CRANIUM DEFECTS/

Authors
HEISSLER E FISCHER FS BOLOURI S LEHMANN T MATHAR W GEBHARDT A LANKSCH W BIER J
Citation
E. Heissler et al., CUSTOM-MADE CAST TITANIUM IMPLANTS PRODUCED WITH CAD CAM FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF CRANIUM DEFECTS/, International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, 27(5), 1998, pp. 334-338
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine",Surgery
Journal title
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
09015027
Volume
27
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
334 - 338
Database
ISI
SICI code
0901-5027(1998)27:5<334:CCTIPW>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Titanium implants for the reconstruction of bony skull defects, using data from three-dimensional spiral computer tomography, have been desc ribed by other authors(4,5). Instead of milling the implants from a ti tanium block, an advanced method of rapid prototyping for a fine casti ng process is presented. Casting vs milling offers several advantages. it is possible to form very thinly tapered structures and to obtain m ore complex geometrical structures with smaller diameters. Many geomet rical forms, which cannot be milled for technical reasons, can be prod uced using this technique.