Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 35, Issue 10, 1644(2008)

Application of Selective Laser Sintering in Fabricating Nasal Prostheses

Zhou Bing*, Zhao Yimin, Wu Guofeng, Gao Bo, and Bi Yunpeng
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    To explore the feasibility of fabricating nasal prosthesis with selective laser sintering method, a digital model of nasal prostheses for patients was produced through the integration of structural light scanning and CAD technique. A wax model of nasal prostheses was fabricated with selected sintering method under special manufacturing parameters. The result of accuracy evaluation and clinical try-in showed a satisfying shape of wax model and a comparatively high precision. Then the wax pattern was processed into the definitive nasal prosthesis and a clinically satisfying effect was achieved. Comparing with conventional manual methods, the new fabricating method shortens time and simplifies manufacturing steps. This digital and model-free manufacture provides a new method for the automatic manufacture of maxillofacial prostheses, and has potential for the clinical application in the future.

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    Zhou Bing, Zhao Yimin, Wu Guofeng, Gao Bo, Bi Yunpeng. Application of Selective Laser Sintering in Fabricating Nasal Prostheses[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2008, 35(10): 1644

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    Category: biomedical photonics and laser medicine

    Received: Oct. 31, 2007

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Oct. 24, 2008

    The Author Email: Bing Zhou (zhoudentist@gmail.com)

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