An innovative technique for fabricating a mirror image wax pattern using three-dimensional printing technology for an auricular prosthesis

• Main Authors: Rohit Vijay Sanghavi (Author), Santosh Daulat Shingote (Author), Tejal Nivrutti Abhang (Author), Priyanka Ramesh Thorat (Author), Amit Shivakant Vathare (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Congenital microtia is a major anomaly of the external ear. Ear prosthesis is considered to be one of the most difficult replacements in maxillofacial reconstruction. The convolutions and severe undercuts in the ear present the challenge in simulating exact normal ear contours. The advent of digital...