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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-7-12
pubmed:abstractText
Based on helical volume scan computed tomography (HVCT) data, it has been demonstrated previously that real-size models can be prepared with the binder-jet method with extremely high precision of various parts ranging from the outer structure of the cranio-maxillofacial bone to such fine parts as the cranial base and the orbital walls. The application of this method to clinical cases with large cranial bone defects has also been studied. The results showed the usefulness of the binder-jet method, employing starch for fixing, with which a model can be prepared faster and with less deformity caused by the weight of the material itself. Therefore, the binder-jet method is expected to attain greater clinical significance in this field. In this study the comparison between the shapes of implants before and after implantation revealed that the most important aspect of the design of hydroxyapatite (HAP) implants was determining the shapes of edges, especially its angles. That is, an implant needs very little trimming before being implanted to the patient's defective site if the shape of the edges of the implant can be designed and prepared to fix the incised bone surfaces properly. In addition, to obtain optimum results it was also shown that it is necessary to design optimal shapes of implants, taking into account thickness, porosity, and curvature, before processing the shapes of edges. It was found necessary to establish a technology and a method for producing HAP implants that perfectly fit cranial bone defects. For this purpose, it would be useful to make a template of the implants using the mirror-reversion and binder-jet methods.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0021-9304
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
63
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
312-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
A comparison of the shapes of hydroxyapatite implants before and after implantation.
pubmed:affiliation
Ceramics Group, Technology Development Section, New Ceramics Business Division, Asahi Optical Co., Ltd., Maeno-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan. mail.abe@nifty.ne.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study