Dentistry has witnessed tremendous advances in all its branches over the past three
decades. With these advances, the need for more precise diagnostic tools, specially imaging …

In year 2007, 30 years have elapsed since the first patient was supplied with a craniofacial
osseointegrated implant. The reason for implanting in this patient was a severe conductive …

We describe a technique for the design and fabrication of realistic facial prostheses using
three-dimensional optical imaging and computer-aided design and manufacturing …

This article describes the use of computer-aided techniques to produce a wax pattern of a
missing ear. A 3-dimensional (3-D) computer model of a conventional cast from a patient …

Rapid prototyping (RP) technologies have found many uses in dentistry, and especially oral
and maxillofacial surgery, due to its ability to promote product development while at the …

The introduction of percutaneous osseointegration biotechnology in 1979 to head and neck
reconstruction permanently revised the long held view that a facial prosthesis was a last …

The objective of the present study was to discover if dimensional measurements of the ear
could be determined with a laser scanning technique and whether or not the location of …

The article illustrates the value of three-dimensional imaging of the face and jaws in the
diagnosis and treatment of patients. The applications of programs that have been written for …

A prospective study of 20 patients receiving rehabilitation for a missing external ear revealed
the failure of three flanged implants in a total of 60 placed for the support of a prosthesis and …

This article describes the use of computed tomography and rapid prototyping method to
produce a wax pattern of a missing ear. Computed tomographic scans were obtained from …