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Saturday 11 February 2012

The first implantation of a jaw printed in 3D

A team of Dutch surgeons implanted a patient to an artificial jaw for the first time printed in 3D. The process would reduce hospitalization time and costs.

Four steps were needed to researchers at the University of Hasselt to design the model. After a scan of the jaw of the patient, a detailed model is realized on computer.