Cutting edge 3D printing is revolutionizing jaw reconstruction surgery at UPMC Pittsburgh. We met a Fairview man who ...

Mandible reconstruction goes far beyond the mere removal of a tumor; it's about restoring a patient's quality of life and their ability to interact with the world. Historically, the focus has been on ...

For patients undergoing jaw reconstruction after surgery for head and neck cancer, computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) techniques can improve some key clinical outcomes, reports a study ...

Lance Cpl. Jaden Murry, assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 7, inspects his 3D-printed teeth. (MC3 Jake Greenberg/Navy) When Lance Cpl. Jaden Murry underwent immediate reconstruction surgery to ...

April 29, 2025 — For patients undergoing jaw reconstruction after surgery for head and neck cancer, computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) techniques can improve some key clinical outcomes, ...

Orthognathic surgery is a procedure that lines up your upper and lower jaw. It’s also called corrective jaw surgery. It’s a complex surgery and recovery can be long, but getting it can help you sleep ...

Patients who lose a part of their jaw—whether from injury, infection, disease, or as a side effect of cancer treatment—can have the missing jawbone replaced through reconstruction. But most are left ...

Imaging has helped diagnose and reconstruct an 11-year-old girl's lower jaw, which had eroded due to a growing benign tumor. The case report was published on July 9 in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ...

THE DOCTORS REBUILT A CANCER SURVIVOR’S JAW USING A PIECE OF BONE FROM HIS LEG. COMPLICATIONS FROM RADIATION SURGERY MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR HENRY BORTHWICK TO EAT AND BRUSH HIS TEETH, BUT JUST A MONTH ...

July 9 (UPI) --A Marine Corps member is the first recipient of the Defense Department's first jaw reconstruction using 3D-printed teeth, the Pentagon said on Friday. A tumor prompted the removal of ...

This article by David Roza originally appeared on Task & Purpose, a digital news and culture publication dedicated to military and veterans issues. A lucky Marine made military medical history by ...

A hunter who was attacked by a grizzly bear in Montana's Custer Gallatin National Forest will go home after five weeks in the hospital where he received jaw reconstruction surgery, in addition to ...