FABRICATION OF MAXILLOFACIAL SPLINTS

摘要

A technique for fabricating a surgical splint for use in correcting a dental condition of a patient. The technique involves obtaining a three-dimensional digital model of lower and upper arch dentitions of the patient having the dental condition. Relative positions of the lower and upper arch dentitions are adjusted with respect to each other in the three-dimensional digital model using a computing device. An electronic model of a splint is generated based on the adjusted relative positions of the lower and upper arch dentitions. A splint is then generated in a physical form from the electronic model of the splint.

主权项

1. A method of fabricating a splint to be placed between a maxilla and a mandible of a person, the method comprising:
obtaining a three-dimensional digital model of lower and upper arch dentitions of the person; adjusting the relative position of the lower and upper arch dentitions with respect to each other in the three-dimensional digital model using a computing device; generating an electronic model of the splint based on the adjusted relative positions of the lower and the upper arch dentitions; and generating the splint in a physical form from the electronic model of the splint.