thecel
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Why the fuck can we not simply 3D print a new mandible to replace your mandible? It’s 2020.
LeFort 3 is already a thing, where they literally peel off your entire face to work on the bone underneath. So the same could be done to replace the jaw bone while keeping the skin and the nerves.
The biggest problem would be teeth, but they can just use fake ceramic teeth, it’s not like real teeth are any better.
LeFort 3 is already a thing, where they literally peel off your entire face to work on the bone underneath. So the same could be done to replace the jaw bone while keeping the skin and the nerves.
The biggest problem would be teeth, but they can just use fake ceramic teeth, it’s not like real teeth are any better.
EDIT: This exists.
Total jaw implant | Xilloc
The world's first 3D printed total jaw reconstruction Xilloc has come out with a world première: Xilloc together with partners from the industry have created the method behind the very first customised 3D-printed lower jaw. The implant procedure was carried out a few months ago on an 83-year old...
Maxilla implant:
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