Varanasi: A workforce of oral and maxillofacial surgeons from the College of Dental Sciences, Banaras Hindu College (BHU) efficiently rehabilitated a affected person with particular prosthesis for higher jaw (Maxilla) in a put up operated case of black fungus (Mucormycosis).
Reportedly, the affected person was recognized with mucormycosis in 2021 throughout the second wave of Covid-19. His higher jaw was utterly eliminated which led to Oro-nasal communication, for which the affected person was unable to eat, drink and converse correctly.
He reported to the workforce of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery unit headed by Prof Naresh Kumar Sharma and affiliate professor Dr Akhilesh Kumar Singh for correction of maxillary defect.
Prof Sharma mentioned the workforce determined to organize a man-made 3-D printed Titanium jaw which was particular to the affected person’s defect.
The substitute jaw was made with the assistance of pc aided designing/pc aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) on the stereolithographic mannequin of the affected person’s face.
He mentioned the surgical procedure, which was carried out by the workforce of docs, went for 3 hours and no facial incision was given to keep away from any scar on the face.
The prosthetic machine was fastened with the assistance of intraoral maxillary vestibular incision strategy and the implant was fastened to the zygomatic bone with the assistance of titanium screws.
The intraoral defect was closed utterly in order that the affected person can eat, drink and converse correctly in future.
The substitute tooth shall be fastened to the prosthesis after a period of three months within the second stage.
Dean and head of Dental Sciences Prof Vinay Kumar Srivastava congratulated the workforce of docs for finishing up the operation efficiently and mentioned he’ll attempt to begin the 3D printing facility within the division in order that an increasing number of sufferers might get benefitted.
Reportedly, the affected person was recognized with mucormycosis in 2021 throughout the second wave of Covid-19. His higher jaw was utterly eliminated which led to Oro-nasal communication, for which the affected person was unable to eat, drink and converse correctly.
He reported to the workforce of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery unit headed by Prof Naresh Kumar Sharma and affiliate professor Dr Akhilesh Kumar Singh for correction of maxillary defect.
Prof Sharma mentioned the workforce determined to organize a man-made 3-D printed Titanium jaw which was particular to the affected person’s defect.
The substitute jaw was made with the assistance of pc aided designing/pc aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) on the stereolithographic mannequin of the affected person’s face.
He mentioned the surgical procedure, which was carried out by the workforce of docs, went for 3 hours and no facial incision was given to keep away from any scar on the face.
The prosthetic machine was fastened with the assistance of intraoral maxillary vestibular incision strategy and the implant was fastened to the zygomatic bone with the assistance of titanium screws.
The intraoral defect was closed utterly in order that the affected person can eat, drink and converse correctly in future.
The substitute tooth shall be fastened to the prosthesis after a period of three months within the second stage.
Dean and head of Dental Sciences Prof Vinay Kumar Srivastava congratulated the workforce of docs for finishing up the operation efficiently and mentioned he’ll attempt to begin the 3D printing facility within the division in order that an increasing number of sufferers might get benefitted.