Fabrication of obturator prosthesis by fusing CBCT and digital impression data

Int J Comput Dent. 2018;21(4):335-344.

Abstract

This clinical report describes a digital workflow using an intraoral digital impression and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) volumetric data to create a three-dimensional (3D) virtual model of the dentition, defect area, and soft and hard tissue of a patient who had undergone a hemimaxillectomy. Stereolithography (SLA) 3D printing technology was used to produce a resin mold, from which an obturator prosthesis was fabricated through a conventional technique.

Keywords: 3D printing; intraoral scanner; obturator; CBCT.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Cone-Beam Computed Tomography*
  • Dental Impression Technique*
  • Dental Prosthesis Design*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / therapy
  • Maxilla / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Palatal Obturators*
  • Printing, Three-Dimensional*