Case 3: Maxillofacial Aesthetic Implants
Tanı: Jawline and zygomatic aesthetic implant request.
Aesthetic Jawline and Zygoma Implant
Aesthetic jawline and zygomatic implant request.
Anatomical bone models were created from patient DICOM data.
Skull bones were separated using patient-specific Hounsfield values.
The final state of the bone structure post-planned orthognathic treatment was simulated.
Initial designs of personalized zygoma and jawline implants that will provide the aesthetic change requested by the patient were obtained under the guidance of the relevant physician.
Custom Fixation
Specially positioned screw holes for the fixation of the prepared implants.
Porous Structure
Advanced porous structure applied to jawline implants to reduce implant weight.
SLM Production Parameters
The implants were manufactured using Selective Laser Melting (SLM) method with medical Ti6Al4V-Eli alloy powder. The following parameters were used in production:
- Laser power: 80W
- Scanning speed: 1125mm/s
- Layer thickness: 25µm
- Hatch spacing: 45µm
Post Process & Polishing
- The plates were polished using grit 240, 400, 600, 1200, and 1500 SiC sandpaper respectively, and finally polished with a-alumina powder of 0.05 µm particle size.
- After polishing, they were ultrasonically washed in alcohol at 53KHz frequency for 15 minutes at 26°C.
