Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog's upper jaw bone rebuilt with 3D printing after tumor removal
By Se Eun Kim et al.·Published in In Vivo·2018·View original on Semantic Scholar →
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Original publication title: Three-Dimensional Printing-based Reconstruction of a Maxillary Bone Defect in a Dog Following Tumor Removal.
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Plain-English summary
A 12-year-old female mixed breed dog had a tumor removed from her mouth, which left a defect in her maxillary bone (the upper jaw). To fix this, veterinarians used a special 3D-printed scaffold to help rebuild the bone after the tumor was taken out. Eight months after the surgery, follow-up scans and exams showed that the dog was doing well and had no complications. This innovative use of 3D printing could be a promising option for other pets with similar bone issues.
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Abstract
Three-dimensional (3D) printing has been applied extensively not only in human, but also veterinary medicine. However, the technique is still used in the clinical area for a surgical plan or education prior to surgery. Thus, we report a case of reconstruction after tumor removal surgery with the use of a 3D-printed scaffold. A 12-year-old female mixed dog had a left caudal maxillary mass. Based on computed tomography images, a defect was confirmed on the maxillary bone due to the oral mass, and a surgical plan was designed to remove the oral mass and graft the 3D printed scaffold. Customized polycaprolactone/ beta-tracalciumphosphate (PCL/β-TCP) scaffold was fabricated using the micro-extrusion-based 3D printer. In the operation, after the removal of the oral mass, the scaffold was grafted onto the defect site. At follow-up, 8 months after surgery, the result was successful without any special problems in the periodic CT scans and oral examinations. This case is believed to be the first case of reconstruction by using a 3D printed scaffold in the maxillary bone defect, and this 3D printing technique is thought to be very helpful for veterinary patients with bone defects and several other diseases.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Semantic Scholar: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/29275300