Development of fabricating for facial prostheses using three-dimensional additive manufacturing

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26462913
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Prosthodontics/ Dental materials science and
• Research Institution: Tokyo Medical and Dental University
• Principal Investigator: Oki Meiko 東京医科歯科大学, 大学院医歯学総合研究科, 准教授 (10345225)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 顎顔面補綴学 / エピテーゼ / 三次元造形法

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Facial impression technique was traditionally used for facial prostheses. Various three-dimensional (3D) data have been used in the medical fields. The purpose of this study was to evaluate efficiencies of 3D facial surface data obtained by optical scanning. Data from optical images of the face of 6 volunteers and a patient with a facial defect were obtained and models were printed by 3D printer. Then models made by facial impression and scanner were scanned. The obtained data were evaluated with measurement mapping. The results showed that the surfaces of models produced by 3D printer were similar to conventionally fabricated models, and the optical scanning was useful.

Free Research Field

生物系（医歯薬学）