Fabrication of obturator prosthesis by fusing CBCT and digital impression data A case report

MURAT S., Gurbuz A., Kamburoglu K.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTERIZED DENTISTRY, vol.21, no.4, pp.335-344, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTERIZED DENTISTRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.335-344
  • Keywords: CBCT, intraoral scanner, 3D printing, obturator, COMPUTER-AIDED-DESIGN, MAXILLECTOMY, ACCURACY, REHABILITATION, FRAMEWORK, SCANNER, PATIENT
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This clinical report describes a digital workflow using an intraoral digital impression and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) volumetric data to create a three-dimensional (3D) virtual model of the dentition, defect area, and soft and hard tissue of a patient who had undergone a hemimaxillectomy. Stereolithography (SLA) 3D printing technology was used to produce a resin mold, from which an obturator prosthesis was fabricated through a conventional technique.