Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 35, Issue 10, 1644(2008)
Application of Selective Laser Sintering in Fabricating Nasal Prostheses
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