Fabricating Toe Prostheses Using 3-D Modeling Technique: Case Report


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Kocacikli M., KORKMAZ F. M., Yazicioglu H., Yalug S.

TURKIYE KLINIKLERI TIP BILIMLERI DERGISI, cilt.30, sa.5, ss.1750-1755, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5336/medsci.2008-9248
  • Dergi Adı: TURKIYE KLINIKLERI TIP BILIMLERI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1750-1755
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This article describes a technique for making toe prostheses using CAD-CAM technology and a rapid prototyping machine. A laser scanner was used to develop an integrated 3D digital image of the existing toe of a patient subjected to to ablative surgery. The image was mirrored and used to manufacture the solid toe cast by means of a rapid prototyping machine. Subsequently, the definitive prosthesis was obtained through conventional procedures. Recent studies have focused on computer-assisted rapid prototyping machines to sculpture facial prostheses. Several techniques have been reported to fabricate a mirror-image wax cast for maxillofacial prostheses; however these techniques are costly and may require more time than manual fabrication. Several research protocols have proposed technical computer assisted solutions, however this article describes a simple, inexpensive, and repeatable method of obtaining a definitive wax cast of toe prosthesis.
 

This article describes a technique for making toe prostheses using CAD-CAM technology and a rapid prototyping machine. A laser scanner was used to develop an integrated 3D digital image of the existing toe of a patient subjected to to ablative surgery. The image was mirrored and used to manufacture the solid toe cast by means of a rapid prototyping machine. Subsequently, the definitive prosthesis was obtained through conventional procedures. Recent studies have focused on computer-assisted rapid prototyping machines to sculpture facial prostheses. Several techniques have been reported to fabricate a mirror-image wax cast for maxillofacial prostheses; however these techniques are costly and may require more time than manual fabrication. Several research protocols have proposed technical computer assisted solutions, however this article describes a simple, inexpensive, and repeatable method of obtaining a definitive wax cast of toe prosthesis.