Mandibular Reconstruction Using a Customized Three-Dimensional Titanium Implant Applied on the Lingual Surface of the Mandible

Abstract A patient had a right mandibular defect due to resection of an ameloblastoma. Previously, the defect had been reconstructed by an iliac bone graft, and subsequently, a titanium mesh with xenograft was used. However, it was not successfully reconstructed. For the recovery of mandible continuity and rehabilitation of jaw movement, we manufactured a customized 3-dimensional titanium implant by computer-aided design and manufacturing and electron beam melting technology. This implant was designed to have a porous body structure and lingual plate. The customized implant was accurately inserted in the bony defect. As a result, the patient showed a normal range of mouth opening and jaw movement. New bone migration was observed in the porous structure of the implant. Although there was a slight plate exposure and lack of alveolar bone formation, the customized 3D titanium implant successfully reconstructed the mandibular discontinuous defect and recovered jaw movement. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Hyun Seok, DDS, PhD, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea; E-mail: address: sok8585@hanmail.net Received 16 May, 2017 Accepted 14 August, 2017 This work was carried out with the support of "Cooperative Research Program for Agriculture Science and Technology Development (Project No. PJ01121404)," Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea. The authors report no conflicts of interest. Supplemental digital contents are available for this article. Direct URL citations appear in the printed text and are provided in the HTML and PDF versions of this article on the journal's Web site (http://ift.tt/2iuFjMi). © 2017 by Mutaz B. Habal, MD.

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