Design and fabrication of a 3D-printed oral stent for head and neck radiotherapy from routine diagnostic imaging

3D Printing in Medicine
Christopher T WilkeEugene J Koay

Abstract

Oral stents have been shown to reduce the deleterious effects of head and neck radiotherapy through the displacement of normal tissues away from the areas of high dose irradiation. While these stents are commonly used in the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer at many large academic cancer centers, their use is much more limited outside of these institutions due to the time and expertise required for their fabrication. In the study, we describe a novel method to design and manufacture oral stents from routine computed tomography (CT) imaging studies through the use of 3D printing technologies. Our proposed method may help to greatly expand access to these beneficial devices for patients undergoing radiation treatment at centers without access to dental and oral/maxillofacial specialists.

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Mar 5, 2020·Journal of Prosthodontics : Official Journal of the American College of Prosthodontists·Julia Stephanie BrunoEduardo Rodrigues Fregnani
Jul 10, 2020·Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology·Sonja StiebUNKNOWN MD Anderson Head and Neck Cancer Symptom Working Group
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Apr 6, 2021·The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry·Akanksha SrivastavaRuth Aponte-Wesson
Jun 11, 2021·Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine·Susannah ClelandTanya Kairn
Jul 2, 2021·Advanced Science·James D ByrneGiovanni Traverso
Aug 26, 2021·Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology·Stephen PalasiEugene J Koay
Nov 26, 2021·Radiological Physics and Technology·Hiroaki IkawaHiroshi Tsuji
Dec 4, 2018··Mitsuharu Matsumoto, Mitsuharu Matsumoto

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