Rehabilitation of the nose using CAD/CAM and rapid prototyping technology after ablative surgery of squamous cell carcinoma: a pilot clinical report

Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2010 Jul-Aug;25(4):808-12.

Abstract

Restoration of a nasal defect after ablative surgery for squamous cell carcinoma necessitates replacing the missing volume and anchoring a prosthesis to the patient's face. This report describes the failure of plastic reconstructive surgery after ablation of a squamous cell cancer of the nose and the esthetic and functional restoration of the patient with a nasal prosthesis. The process of making an implant-supported prosthesis using digital technology, including digitized anatomic models from a "nose library," and the rapid prototyping of the mesiostructure for bar anchorage and of the mold for silicone processing are presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acrylic Resins / chemistry
  • Aged
  • Butadienes / chemistry
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery*
  • Computer-Aided Design*
  • Dental Implants
  • Esthetics
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Male
  • Nose Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Nose* / surgery
  • Pilot Projects
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures
  • Polystyrenes / chemistry
  • Prostheses and Implants*
  • Prosthesis Coloring
  • Prosthesis Design*
  • Prosthesis Implantation
  • Technology, Dental
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Failure
  • User-Computer Interface

Substances

  • Acrylic Resins
  • Butadienes
  • Dental Implants
  • Polystyrenes
  • ABS resin