Mandibular Reconstruction Using a Customized Three-Dimensional Titanium Implant Applied on the Lingual Surface of the Mandible

J Craniofac Surg. 2018 Mar;29(2):415-419. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004119.

Abstract

A patient had a right mandibular defect due to resection of an ameloblastoma. Previously, the defect had been reconstructed by an iliac bone graft, and subsequently, a titanium mesh with xenograft was used. However, it was not successfully reconstructed. For the recovery of mandible continuity and rehabilitation of jaw movement, we manufactured a customized 3-dimensional titanium implant by computer-aided design and manufacturing and electron beam melting technology. This implant was designed to have a porous body structure and lingual plate. The customized implant was accurately inserted in the bony defect. As a result, the patient showed a normal range of mouth opening and jaw movement. New bone migration was observed in the porous structure of the implant. Although there was a slight plate exposure and lack of alveolar bone formation, the customized 3D titanium implant successfully reconstructed the mandibular discontinuous defect and recovered jaw movement.

MeSH terms

  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Mandible / surgery*
  • Mandibular Reconstruction* / instrumentation
  • Mandibular Reconstruction* / methods
  • Prostheses and Implants*
  • Range of Motion, Articular
  • Titanium / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Titanium