Correction of hemifacial microsomia with the help of mirror imaging and a rapid prototyping technique: case report.
A 23-year-old man presented with an 8-year history of unilateral hemifacial microsomia. A three-dimensional model of the maxillofacial bones was generated after acquisition of helical computed tomographic data. A customised implant model was designed by projecting a mirror image of the healthy mandible on to the three-dimensional model. A resin model of the implant was then made using a rapid prototyping machine. A polymeric biomaterial was sculpted according to the model and implanted into the affected side of the mandible to restore his facial symmetry. The hemifacial microsomia was corrected and a symmetrical facial contour obtained. No complications developed during the 6-year follow-up.
Zhou
Libin
L
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Western Changle Road, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, PR China. fmmumario@yahoo.com
He
Lisheng
L
Shang
Hongtao
H
Liu
Guicai
G
Zhao
Jinlong
J
Liu
Yanpu
Y
D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D003765:Models, Dental; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed; D055815:Young Adult
D015921:Dental Implants