Naydenov Aleksandar, Radev Rumen, Slavkov Svetoslav, Gerdzhikov Ivan
Prosthetic Dental Medicine Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University - Sofia, Sofia, BGR.
Cranio-Maxillofacial Clinical Department, University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment and Emergency Medicine "N.I. Pirogov", Sofia, BGR.
Cureus. 2025 Jun 10;17(6):e85698. doi: 10.7759/cureus.85698. eCollection 2025 Jun.
Obturators are prosthetic devices designed for patients with maxillofacial defects resulting from surgery, trauma, or congenital conditions. Traditional methods for obturator fabrication are often labor-intensive and uncomfortable for the patient, requiring multiple appointments and manual impressions. This case report presents one of the first fully digital workflows for the design and fabrication of an Aramany class 2 obturator using intraoral scanning, digital design, and 3D printing, without the need to use any type of impression materials and working models. This novel approach proved efficient, cost-effective, and provided optimal patient comfort.
阻塞器是为因手术、创伤或先天性疾病导致颌面缺损的患者设计的修复装置。传统的阻塞器制作方法通常劳动强度大,患者体验不佳,需要多次就诊并进行手工取模。本病例报告展示了首个使用口内扫描、数字化设计和3D打印技术设计制作阿拉马尼2类阻塞器的全数字化工作流程,无需使用任何类型的印模材料和工作模型。这种新颖的方法被证明是高效、经济的,并且能为患者提供最佳舒适度。