Do you think bone implants will be a thing?

[Lonenely sigma]

Apparently calcium implants exist but they suck.


Would it be possible to make a material thats the same as the bone, and then 3D print it?


Would this allow you to make those implants bigger that the conventional ones?

 

[Deleted member 29167]

what would be the point of this?

 

[joao]

Apparently calcium implants exist but they suck.


Would it be possible to make a material thats the same as the bone, and then 3D print it?


Would this allow you to make those implants bigger that the conventional ones?

Probably

 

[joao]

In the future at least

 

[Deleted member 32082]

Scientists are working on bone regeneration that targets certain bones, will probably be out to cosmetic use in a few decades

 

[Lonenely sigma]

what would be the point of this?

Well, they'd probably cause less bone distortion, as well as be less visible through the skin

 

[Deleted member 29167]

Well, they'd probably cause less bone distortion, as well as be less visible through the skin

how would they be less visible through the skin lol

 

[Deleted member 41390]

Apparently calcium implants exist but they suck.


Would it be possible to make a material thats the same as the bone, and then 3D print it?


Would this allow you to make those implants bigger that the conventional ones?

its theoretically possible but would take fucking ages look at LL that can be applied to jaw etc

 

[Lonenely sigma]

how would they be less visible through the skin lol

Idk I made that part up, but still, less or no bone distortion would be possible and quite a huge thing, as it would enable you to go even bigger in, for example, zygomatic region.


As for the visibility through skin, I meant it would stretch the skin in a more natural way