Additive Manufacturing (AM) has the potential to facilitate the limitless design and fast
fabrication of silicone structures with controllable internal features and heterogeneous …

This review presents a classification system for maxillofacial prostheses, while explaining its
types. It also aims to describe their origin and development, currently available materials …

Abstract 3D printing has emerged as one of the most promising tools to overcome the
processing and morphological limitations of traditional tissue engineering scaffold design …

Aims To provide an update of the current status of treatment options and materials utilized in
the rehabilitation of maxillofacial defects (ear, nose and orbital defects). Methods A search of …

Direct silicone printing has been reported for the manufacture of interim facial prostheses.
The recent advancements in printing hardware have allowed for multimaterial simultaneous …

OBJECTIVES: Maxillofacial silicone elastomers are used to replace facial parts lost through
disease or trauma. However, these materials do not possess ideal properties. The purpose …

Maxillofacial prostheses are constructed by maxillofacial prosthetists and technologists
(MPTs), as an alternative treatment when maxillofacial defects cannot be surgically fulfilled …

Objective To design and compare the outcome of commercial (CS) and open source (OS)
software-based 3D prosthetic templates for rehabilitation of maxillofacial defects using a low …

Statement of problem Maxillofacial prostheses, especially those supported by endosseous
implants, are regarded as a viable, secure treatment for the reconstruction of facial defects to …

The aim of this study was to assess the improvement in psychosocial awareness of
anophthalmic patients wearing ocular prostheses and its relationship with demographic …