The impact of 3D printing on oral and maxillofacial surgery

Henrique Hadad; Fernanda BDJ Boos Lima; Iman Shirinbak; Thiago S Porto; Jason E Chen; Fernando PS Guastaldi

doi:10.2217/3dp-2022-0025

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The impact of 3D printing on oral and maxillofacial surgery

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The impact of 3D printing on oral and maxillofacial surgery

Henrique Hadad, Fernanda BDJ Boos Lima, Iman Shirinbak, Thiago S Porto, Jason E Chen and Fernando PS Guastaldi

Journal of 3D Printing in Medicine, Vol.7(2)

04/14/2023

DOI: 10.2217/3dp-2022-0025

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3D printing technology has driven major medical, dental, engineering, and education innovations. In oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS), 3D printing technology has been implemented to improve precision in treatment planning, increase surgical predictability, reduce operation times, and lower overall costs. Furthermore, 3D printing has opened access to surgical training, facilitated patient-physician relationships, and generated greater surgical outcomes. The aim of this review is to summarize the impact of 3D printing technology in the field of OMFS. We discuss its many applications in the management of maxillofacial trauma and reconstruction, orthognathic surgery, maxillofacial prosthodontics, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) reconstruction, dental implants (3D-printed surgical guides and 3D-printed dental implants), bone tissue engineering for maxillofacial regeneration, clinical education, and patient communication. Plain language summary 3D printing is prevalent in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery. It is a fabrication process that creates objects layer by layer based on the instructions of digital models. The technology has increased treatment reliability, decreased operation lengths, and lowered costs within the specialty. This review highlights how 3D printing is used in trauma management, surgery to align the jaw and teeth, restoration of large oral and facial defects, surgical rehabilitation of the jaw joints, dental implants, hard and soft tissue regeneration, clinical education, and patient communication. Tweetable abstract In the field of OMFS, 3D printing technology has been used to improve precision, predictability, and lower surgical times. It improves the surgeons' training and practice, facilitates communication with patients and provides better surgical outcomes. Graphical abstract [Formula: see text]

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Title: Subtitle: The impact of 3D printing on oral and maxillofacial surgery
Creators: Henrique Hadad - Massachusetts General Hospital
Fernanda BDJ Boos Lima - Massachusetts General Hospital
Iman Shirinbak - Jahrom University of Medical Sciences
Thiago S Porto - University of Iowa
Jason E Chen - Massachusetts General Hospital
Fernando PS Guastaldi - Massachusetts General Hospital
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of 3D Printing in Medicine, Vol.7(2)
DOI: 10.2217/3dp-2022-0025
ISSN: 2059-4755
eISSN: 2059-4763
Grant note: name: AO CMF Start-up Grant; name: Harvard Medical School Eleanor and Miles Shore Fellowship; name: Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Education Research Fund
Language: English
Date published: 04/14/2023
Academic Unit: Operative Dentistry
Record Identifier: 9984420923202771

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