Current methods in handling maxillofacial defects are not robust and are highly dependent
on the surgeon's skills and the inherent potential in the patients' bodies for regenerating lost …

The rising incidence of defects in oral and maxillofacial tissues, linked to factors such as
trauma, tumors, periodontal disease, and aging, poses significant challenges. Current …

Background Bone grafting has been considered the gold standard for hard tissue
reconstructive surgery and is widely used for large mandibular defect reconstruction …

Craniofacial tissues are organized with complex 3-dimensional (3D) architectures.
Mimicking such 3D complexity and the multicellular interactions naturally occurring in …

Dental implants are a universally employed common treatment approach for the loss of
teeth. Dental implants play a vital role in the field of dentistry for overcoming various dental …

Oral and maxillofacial surgery is a specialized surgical field devoted to diagnosing and
managing conditions affecting the oral cavity, jaws, face, and related structures. In recent …

Trauma and bone loss from infections, tumors, and congenital diseases make bone repair
and regeneration the greatest challenges in orthopedic, craniofacial, and plastic surgeries …

Background The mandible is a functional bio-organ that supports facial structures and helps
mastication and speaking. Large mandible defects, generally greater than 6-cm segment …

Abstract Conventional three-dimensional (3D) printing techniques have been growing in
importance in the field of reconstructive surgery. Three-dimensional bioprinting is the …

The basic concepts from the fields of biology and engineering are integrated into tissue
engineering to develop constructs for the repair of damaged and/or absent tissues …