Australian-first for reconstructive surgery uses a 3D printed jaw implant

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Published by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 22/06/2015 - 3:25pm

In an Australian-first surgical procedure, engineers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Melbourne along with Epworth Freemasons’ Oral & Maxillofacial surgeon George Dimitroulis, have corrected a young man’s rare congenital jaw deformity, using a 3D printed jaw joint that was designed and created in Melbourne.

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