Application of a Rapid Prototyping from a Dicom File in the Surgical Resolution of Radius Curvus

Application of a Rapid Prototyping from a DICOM file in the surgical resolution of Dental Malocclusion in rabbit

Rapid Prototyping (RP) technology allows the production of anatomical models which reproduce the exact morphology of a certain organ or part of it. RP has several advantages and benefits in the diagnosis of dental diseases and in planning the maxillofacial surgery (1). Three-dimensional (3D) models are obtained from the images of the computed tomography (CT) scan, magnetic resonance imaging or ultrasonography of the animal (2). Rabbits are lagomorphs and herbivores with hypsodont teeth, therefore they have to chew a significant amount of food in order to obtain a normal tooth wear (3). […]