PolyJet Case Study - Dawood and Tanner EN A4 - 0818a
PolyJet Case Study - Dawood and Tanner EN A4 - 0818a
Dr. Andrew Dawood preparing for surgery using a patient-specific 3D printed model.
Improving
Treatment
Since adopting 3D printing, Dr. Andrew Dawood and improved patient satisfaction. That’s why Dawood
his team have elevated treatment for all their patients. and Tanner chose an Objet260 Dental Selection™ for
Many procedures use 3D printed implant and surgical their in-house 3D printing, to take advantage of its
guides as integral parts of the treatments. The ability multi-color, multi-material capabilities.
to plan surgery using a 3D printed model allows for “With an in-house 3D printing solution that
minimally invasive procedures, reduced operation can produce 3D printed models overnight and
times and improved patient care. But what makes unsupervised, we can ensure an accurate model is
these models particularly unique is their realistic created within hours. This means that we can now
hard and soft tissue and differentiation between see a patient on a Monday morning and have an
bone, teeth and gums. accurate, tailored and specific treatment plan based
Highly precise and anatomically accurate, the 3D on a 3D printed model of the affected area the very
printed models and customized surgical guides next day,” Dawood says.
are produced within hours of the patient’s first visit. Planning advanced maxillofacial dental surgery is one
Producing surgical guides in a variety of colors and way Dawood and Tanner employ their printer. When
textures lets surgeons prepare for complex surgeries preparing for advanced surgeries such as a mandible
ahead of time, resulting in less-invasive surgical reconstruction, visibility of the impacted area and
procedures, more accurate surgical planning and practice are essential.
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Planning
Having access to an
in-house 3D printer has
A mandible reconstruction is an incredibly complex
surgery with lots of variables,” Dawood explains.
simply revolutionized the
“Having access to an in-house 3D printer has way we can treat these
simply revolutionized the way we can treat these
complicated injuries. Most notably, we were able to complicated injuries.
provide implant restorations on the day of surgery,
something which would never have been possible Dr. Andrew Dawood
without our Stratasys 3D printer.” Dawood and Tanner
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