title: CAD-CAM construction of a provisional nasal prosthesis after ablative tumour surgery of the nose: a pilot case report.
abstract: The computer-aided design of a nasal prosthesis based on pre-operative virtual laser scanning of the affected site was virtually adapted to the post-operative laser-scanned surface. The designed volume of the nose was rapidly prototyped and used to fabricate a provisional prosthesis and a computed tomography diagnostic template to check the available premaxilla bone for implants. The mould for the nasal prosthesis was prototyped using a computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD-CAM) procedure. In addition, the mesiostructure of an eyeglasses-supported provisional prosthesis was also designed and prototyped using CAD-CAM procedures.
authors.affiliation: Maxillo-Facial Prosthetics, Section of Prosthodontics, Department of Oral Science, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Via S. Vitale 59, Bologna, Italy. leonardo.ciocca@unibo.it
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ciocca
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bacci
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mingucci
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scotti
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed