Fabricating auricular prostheses using three-dimensional soft tissue models

J Prosthet Dent. 1999 Oct;82(4):482-4. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3913(99)70038-7.

Abstract

This article describes a method for fabricating an auricular prosthesis. This procedure uses the contours of the soft tissue surface from computerized tomography scans to fabricate a computer-generated, side-inverted 3-dimensional soft tissue model from a solid block of polyurethane using an Endoplan milling machine. The resultant 3-dimensional soft tissue model can then be used as the basis for a wax sculpture. This procedure facilitates the planning of the prosthesis; symmetrical modeling, especially for large, hemifacial defects; and the impression, which can be made on the model itself.

MeSH terms

  • Acrylic Resins
  • Computer Simulation*
  • Ear, External* / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Models, Anatomic*
  • Polyvinyls
  • Prostheses and Implants*
  • Prosthesis Design / methods
  • Siloxanes
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Acrylic Resins
  • Polyvinyls
  • Siloxanes
  • vinyl polysiloxane