2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The fabrication of facial prostheses using three dimensional full-colored rapid manufacturing method

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21592442
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Prosthetic dentistry
Research Institution	Tokyo Medical and Dental University (2011) The University of Tokyo (2009-2010)
Principal Investigator	OKI Meiko 東京医科歯科大学, 歯学部, 准教授 (10345225)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	SUENAGA Hideyuki 東京大学, 医学部附属病院, 助教 (10396731) MORI Yoshiyuki 東京大学, 医学部附属病院, 准教授 (70251296) IINO Mitsuyoshi 山形大学, 医学研究科, 教授 (50212717) TANIGUCHI Hisashi 東京医科歯科大学, 医歯学総合研究科, 教授 (90171850)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Keywords	顎顔面補綴学
Research Abstract	To fabricate of ocular and facial prostheses for patients with facial defects, the acceptable esthetic is important. The purpose of this study was to develop a basic technique for directly fabricating ocular and facial prostheses with digital imaging photography and using three dimensional full-colored rapid manufacturing method. The facial prosthesis made of silicone cannot be produced directly using three dimensional printer. In this study, the new method to fabricate artificial eyes made of salt were developed using three dimensional full-colored printer.