title: Re-thinking 3D printing: A novel approach to guided facial contouring.
abstract: Rapid prototyped or three dimensional printed (3D printed) patient specific guides are of great use in many craniofacial and maxillofacial procedures and are extensively described in the literature. These guides are relatively easy to produce and cost effective. However existing designs are limited in that they are unable to be used in procedures requiring the 3D contouring of patient tissues. This paper presents a novel design and approach for the use of three dimensional printing in the production of a patient specific guide capable of fully guiding intraoperative 3D tissue contouring based on a pre-operative plan. We present a case where the technique was used on a patient suffering from an extensive osseous tumour as a result of fibrous dysplasia with encouraging results.
authors.affiliation: University of Nottingham Medical School, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK. Electronic address: alastairdarwood@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Alastair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Darwood
authors.affiliation: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, UK; Facing the World (Head of Institution: Mr Niall Kirkpatrick FRCS), 266 Fulham Road, London SW10 9EL, UK.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Collier
authors.affiliation: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, UK; Facing the World (Head of Institution: Mr Niall Kirkpatrick FRCS), 266 Fulham Road, London SW10 9EL, UK.
authors.forename: Naresh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.affiliation: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, UK; Facing the World (Head of Institution: Mr Niall Kirkpatrick FRCS), 266 Fulham Road, London SW10 9EL, UK.
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.affiliation: Cavendish Imaging, 109 Harley Street, London W1G 6AN, UK.
authors.forename: Veronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sauret-Jackson
authors.affiliation: Cavendish Implants, 45 Wimpole Street, London W1G 8SB, UK.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.affiliation: Dawood and Tanner Dental Practice, 45 Wimpole St, London W1G 8SB, UK.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dawood
authors.affiliation: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, UK; Facing the World (Head of Institution: Mr Niall Kirkpatrick FRCS), 266 Fulham Road, London SW10 9EL, UK.
authors.forename: Niall
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kirkpatrick
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*
keywords: 3D printing; Computer assisted surgery; Fibrous dysplasia; Patient specific guide; Rapid manufacture; Tissue contouring