Design and Fabrication of a 3D-printed Oral Stent for Head and Neck Radiotherapy from Routine Diagnostic Imaging

Overview

Journal 3D Print Med

Publisher Biomed Central

Date 2018 May 22

PMID 29782600

Citations 17

Authors

Christopher T Wilke

Mohamed Zaid

Caroline Chung

Clifton D Fuller

Abdallah S R Mohamed

Heath Skinner

Jack Phan

G Brandon Gunn

William H Morrison

Adam S Garden

Steven J Frank

David I Rosenthal

Mark S Chambers

Eugene J Koay

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Abstract

Background: Oral stents have been shown to reduce the deleterious effects of head and neck radiotherapy through the displacement of normal tissues away from the areas of high dose irradiation. While these stents are commonly used in the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer at many large academic cancer centers, their use is much more limited outside of these institutions due to the time and expertise required for their fabrication.

Results: In the study, we describe a novel method to design and manufacture oral stents from routine computed tomography (CT) imaging studies through the use of 3D printing technologies.

Conclusion: Our proposed method may help to greatly expand access to these beneficial devices for patients undergoing radiation treatment at centers without access to dental and oral/maxillofacial specialists.

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