Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to present the development of a cost effective, inexpensive and anatomically accurate model for the teaching of hard tissue oral surgery using three-dimensional printing technology. Material and methods: Scan data of a dentate human mandible was digitally manipulated and combined with phantom head baseplate data. The resultant three-dimensional printing of the conglomerate file provided an anatomically accurate plastic model for teaching. Three clinicians with extensive undergraduate oral surgery teaching experience evaluated the resource. Results and conclusion: Initial comments suggest that the printed mandible provides realistic feel, feedback and bone removal experience satisfactory for undergraduate teaching. The authors present a relatively easy, malleable and inexpensive alternative approach for the development and local construction of oral surgery teaching resources.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 80-85 |
| Journal | Oral Surgery |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 21 Jun 2016 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 2017 |
Keywords
- Education
- Model simulation
- Oral surgery
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oral Surgery
- Surgery
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