Creating a digitized database of maxillofacial prostheses (obturators): A pilot study
The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
; : 219-223, 2016.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-194490
Responsible library:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study aimed to create a digitized database of fabricated obturators to be kept for patients' potential emergency needs. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A chairside intraoral scanner was used to scan the surfaces of an acrylic resin obturator. The scanned data was recorded and saved as a single standard tessellation language file using a three-dimensional modeling software. A simulated obturator model was manufactured using fused deposition modeling technique in a three-dimensional printer.RESULTS:
The entire obturator was successfully scanned regardless of its structural complexity, modeled as three-dimensional data, and stored in the digital system of our clinic at a relatively small size (19.6 MB). A simulated obturator model was then accurately manufactured from these data.CONCLUSION:
This study provides a proof-of-concept for the use of digital technology to create a digitized database of obturators for edentulous maxillectomy patients.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pilot Projects
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Emergencies
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Maxillofacial Prosthesis
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article