title: Selective laser sintering technology for customized fabrication of facial prostheses.
abstract: Traditionally, wax or clay sculpted patterns have been used in the development of facial prostheses. New advances in rapid prototyping technologies have demonstrated significant advantages compared to more conventional techniques for fabricating facial prostheses. The use of selective laser sintering technology described in this report is an alternative approach for fabricating a wax pattern for a partial nasal prosthesis. This new approach can generate the wax nasal pattern directly and reduce labor-intensive laboratory procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University (FMMU), Xi'an, China.
authors.forename: Guofeng
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Yunpeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bi
authors.forename: Yimin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007834:Lasers; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D009666:Nose; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods*; D014885:Waxes
chemical_list: D014885:Waxes