Fabricating auricular prostheses using three-dimensional soft tissue models.

K Penkner; G Santler; W Mayer; G Pierer; M Lorenzoni

doi:10.1016/s0022-3913(99)70038-7

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Fabricating auricular prostheses using three-dimensional soft tissue models.

K Penkner·G Santler·W Mayer·G Pierer·M Lorenzoni

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This article describes a method for fabricating an auricular prosthesis. This procedure uses the contours of the soft tissue surface from computerized tomography scans to fabricate a computer-generated, side-inverted 3-dimensional soft tissue model from a solid block of polyurethane using an Endoplan milling machine. The resultant 3-dimensional soft tissue model can then be used as the basis for a wax sculpture. This procedure facilitates the planning of the prosthesis; symmetrical modeling, especially for large, hemifacial defects; and the impression, which can be made on the model itself.

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K Penkner, G Santler, W Mayer, G Pierer, M Lorenzoni. 1999. Fabricating auricular prostheses using three-dimensional soft tissue models.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-3913(99)70038-7

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