3D Printed Titanium Zygoma Implant
Implant Specifications:
- Name of the surgeon : Dr. Siddharth Shah
- Place : Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Surface finish : Matt finished implant
- Implant Thickness : 0.9mm
- Screw Size : 1.5mm
Introduction:
Incredible AM Pvt Ltd is the first company in India working exclusively with Medical 3D printing in a certified world class facility.
The company has built the facility as per FDA norms. It is certified with ISO 13485 and ISO 9001. Key features includes Class 10000 clean room, US-FDA approved software, state of the art equipment and also an excellent team of doctors, engineers, biomedical engineers, CAD designers and medical consultants who are there to deliver outstanding services to doctors, hospitals & patients with complete validation & tests conducted to certify the process & product.
Incredible deals with Customized Implants, Standard Implants, Bio models as well as Cutting Guides/jigs.
Background :
A young unmarried girl of 18 years came with the tumor over her right cheek bone grossly distorting her face. She had earlier underwent two surgeries for the same. This time tumor was destroying the entire right side upper jaw bone and projecting inside the nose of the patient.
Dr.Siddharth Shah & team, a leading surgeon Head and Neck Cancer Surgeon went through Clinical observation and decided that a patient specific implant can help in getting the symmetrical face.
Solution :
The case of the young girl was carried out by Dr. Siddhart Shah, Dr. Shruti Soni & Dr. Pratik Shah. After studying the patient’s CT scan images, the patient required removal of entire maxilla including alveolar process, orbital floor with hemi palate and zygomatic process. The main concern was reconstruction and rehabilitation to maintain the facial contour and giving a set of teeth which can be aesthetically and functionally useful. The use of free fibular flap with dental implant was coming out to be very expensive option. It was hence decided to go for patient specific maxillary implant involving lower orbit, zygoma and maxillary ridge.
Incredible team discussed with Dr.Siddharth the design and entire manufacturing process. The design was completed with valuable inputs between the doctor and the Incredible design team together. The screw placements were given in the anterior region extending towards right canine, nasal bone, and on Zygoma. The benefit of using a Customized implant is, as it is patient specific it gives excellent fit, along with maintain the aesthetics of the patient and giving the symmetry to the face. The implant was designed in a way that later on the abutments can be used in making the denture. Surgical planning was provided by 3D Incredible which helped in deciding the surgery step by step. Incredible AM Pvt Ltd has undergone rigorous testing & validation of its plant, equipment and process to ensure safety and quality.
Quote from Doctor :
“Found it very comfortable while placing the implant, Excellent Fit.”
Conclusion:
Implant was manufactured under ISO 13485 guidelines & tested to give an accurate fit & utmost safety.
Implant was made as per anatomical requirement, contour, and bone thickness which are patient specific. This implant also boasts of faster recovery, less invasiveness and lower risk.
As the implant is accurately placed, it is aesthetically perfect, which boosts mental and physical state of the patient.
