[The computer-aided design and manufacture of unilateral orbital defect restoration].
OBJECTIVE
By reverse engineering and rapid prototyping techniques to found a new design method of maxillofacial restoration.


METHODS
By laser scanning apparatus the plaster face model was scanned and the primitive face point data were acquired. With the reverse engineering software, the point data were reconstructed to one smooth face surface image and the defect orbital tissue shape data was obtained from the normal contralateral tissue data in the software. The model designed the three-dimensional data of defect part and the rapid prototyping technique made the resin orbital restoration.


RESULTS
The laser scanning apparatus acquired the distinct and precise model data of the plaster face-model. The Digisurface retrograde engineer software succeeded to fulfill the unilateral orbital defect computer-aided design. The orbital restoration inosculated the plaster model tightly and symmetrically.


CONCLUSIONS
The reverse engineering software and rapid prototyping technique could finish the computer-aided design and manufacture of the unilateral orbital defect restoration smoothly and satisfactorily.
Dept. of Prosthodontics, College of Stomatology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
Guo-feng
GF
Wu
Yi-min
YM
Zhao
Xiao-fang
XF
Liu
Di-cheng
DC
Li
Le
L
Qu
Lu
L
Liu
D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D009915:Orbit / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D020273:Orbital Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods