Integration of laser surface digitizing with CAD/CAM techniques for developing facial prostheses. Part 1: Design and fabrication of prosthesis replicas

International Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 435-441

  Cheah, Chi Mun ^a   Chua, Chee Kai ^a   Tan, Kwang Hui ^a   Teo, Chung Kiat ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER MODEL; DIGITALIZATION; EAR; FACE; FACE DEFORMITY; HUMAN; LASER; MAXILLOFACIAL PROSTHESIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROTIA; NOSE; PROSTHESIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EAR, EXTERNAL; FACE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LASERS; NOSE DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FITTING;

EID: 0141851098     PISSN: 08932174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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