Digital workflow for auricular prosthesis fabrication with a negative mold

Yunpeng Bi; Minghao Zhou; Hongbo Wei

doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2022.05.022

Digital workflow for auricular prosthesis fabrication with a negative mold

J Prosthet Dent. 2022 Jun 24:S0022-3913(22)00349-3. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2022.05.022. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Yunpeng Bi¹, Minghao Zhou², Hongbo Wei³

Affiliations

¹ Assistant Research Fellow, State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China; Assistant Research Fellow, Department of Stomatology, Henan General Hospital, Zhengzhou, PR China.
² Postgraduate, State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Dental Materials and Advanced Manufacture, Department of Oral Implants, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China.
³ Associate Professor, State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Dental Materials and Advanced Manufacture, Department of Oral Implants, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China. Electronic address: weihongbo101@126.com.

PMID: 35760638
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2022.05.022

Abstract

A prosthesis for a patient with a complete auricle defect can be fabricated with computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing, significantly reducing the number of patient visits and improving the efficiency of the production process. This technique provides a digital workflow for designing virtual patterns and negative molds for an auricular prosthesis.