Evaluation of Ocular Prosthesis Fabricated by Rapid 3-D Printing Technology

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1 Dentist, Kobry Al-Koba Military Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.

2 Professor of Removable Prosthodontics Department, Faculty of Oral and Dental medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

3 Professor and Chairman of Removable Prosthodontics Department, Faculty of Oral and Dental medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

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Objective: was to compare between the conventional method of ocular prosthesis fabrication and a recent method using 3D printing and face scanning technology on the patient satisfaction. Subjects and Methods: 12 patients undergone enucleation of one eye were selected and randomly divided into two groups (6 patients of each). Group 1: each patient received the tradition ocular prosthesis. Group 2: each patient received the 3D printing ocular prosthesis. The patient satisfaction regarding the cosmos, comfort level, motility, socket secretion, weight and time of fabrication was evaluated after four weeks, then each patient was asked to wear the confirmer for one week. After that each patient of group1 received the 3D printing ocular prosthesis, and however each patient of group 2 received the conventional ocular prosthesis. The patient satisfaction was evaluated again after four weeks. Data were collected and subjected to analysis using Wilcoxon signed rank test.
Results: There were statistical significance differences between 3D printing ocular prosthesis and conventional ocular prosthesis in the patient satisfaction regarding the cosmos, comfort level, motility, socket secretion, weight and time of fabrication.
Conclusion: Using the 3D printing ocular prosthesis significantly increased the patients satisfaction more than conventional ocular prosthesis.

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Al-Azhar Journal of Dental Science
Volume 25, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
January - Restorative Dentistry Issue (Removable Prosthodontics, Fixed Prosthodontics, Endodontics, Dental Biomaterials, Operative Dentistry)
January 2022
Pages 7-14

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