Development and application of rapid rehabilitation system for reconstruction of maxillofacial soft-tissue defects related to war and traumatic injuries

Shi-Zhu Bai; Zhi-Hong Feng; Rui Gao; Yan Dong; Yun-Peng Bi; Guo-Feng Wu; Xi Chen

doi:10.1186/2054-9369-1-11

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Development and application of rapid rehabilitation system for reconstruction of maxillofacial soft-tissue defects related to war and traumatic injuries

RESEARCH | Updated：2026-03-12

- Development and application of rapid rehabilitation system for reconstruction of maxillofacial soft-tissue defects related to war and traumatic injuries
- Military Medical Research Vol. 1, Issue 1, Pages: 59-65(2014)
- Affiliations：
  
  State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 Changlexi Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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  *: baishizhu@foxmail.com
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- DOI：10.1186/2054-9369-1-11
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- Published：2014-03
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Bai et al.: Development and application of rapid rehabilitation system for reconstruction of maxillofacial soft-tissue related to war and traumatic injuries. Military Medical Research 2014, 1: 11
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Bai et al.: Development and application of rapid rehabilitation system for reconstruction of maxillofacial soft-tissue related to war and traumatic injuries. Military Medical Research 2014, 1: 11 DOI： 10.1186/2054-9369-1-11.

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Abstract

Background:

Maxillofacial war injuries usually cause severe facial organ defects and deformities

handicapping the patient’s daily activities

even result in a tendency to commit suicide. The application of maxillofacial prosthesis is an alternative to surgery in functional–aesthetic facial reconstruction. Computer aided design and computer aided manufacturing has opened up a new approach to the fabrication of maxillofacial prosthesis. An intelligentized rapid simulative design and manufacture system for prosthesis was developed to facilitate the prosthesis fabrication procedure.

Methods:

Maxillofacial prosthesis rapid simulation design and rapid fabrication system consists of three components: digital impression

intelligentized prosthesis designing

and rapid manufacturing. The patients’ maxillofacial digital impressions were taken with Structured-light 3D scanner; and then the 3D model of prostheses and their negative molds could be designed in specific software; finally

with the resin molds fabricated by rapid prototyping machine

the prostheses could be produced directly and quickly.

Results:

Fifteen patients of maxillofacial defect caused by traumatic injuries received prosthesis rehabilitation provided by the established system. The contour of the prostheses coordinated properly with the appearance of the patients

and the uniform-thickness border sealed well to adjacent tissues. All the patients were satisfied with their prostheses.

Conclusions:

The rapid simulative rehabilitation system of maxillofacial defects has been approaching completion. It could provide advanced technological reservation for the Army in the issue of maxillofacial defect rehabilitation.

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