Selective laser sintering technology for customized fabrication of facial prostheses

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-60

  Wu, Guofeng ^a   Zhou, Bing ^a   Bi, Yunpeng ^a   Zhao, Yimin ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WAX;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; AUTOMATED PATTERN RECOGNITION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; HEAT; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; LASER; METHODOLOGY; NOSE; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; PROSTHESIS;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; HEAT; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LASERS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; NOSE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; WAXES;

EID: 45749091695     PISSN: 00223913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3913(08)60138-9     Document Type: Article

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