title: Rapid prototyping in maxillofacial surgery and traumatology: case report.
abstract: Review of the literature from 1991 to 2002 on the use of rapid prototyping in the biomedical area emphasizes the applicability of this technique to aid diagnosis and planning in Maxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology. A case report in which a TMJ ankylosis relapse was treated using rapid prototyping (selective laser sintering) for surgery planning is presented. After one year, the patient's buccal opening was 45 mm. Transitory paralysis of the facial nerve disappeared totally in six months.
authors.affiliation: Base Hospital of the Federal District, Brasília, DF, Brazil. zazai547@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Everton Luis Santos
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: da Rosa
authors.forename: César Fernando
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Oleskovicz
authors.forename: Bruno Nogueira
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Aragão
mesh_terms: D000844:Ankylosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D007834:Lasers; D008297:Male; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D012828:Silicones; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000601:surgery*; D014584:User-Computer Interface
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones