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Direct 3D printing of silicone facial prostheses: A preliminary experience in

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Article  in  Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry · February 2018

DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2017.11.007

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 Direct 3D printing of silicone facial prostheses:

a preliminary experience in clinical application

by Dr. Alexey Unkovskiy,a Sebastian Spintzyk, B.Sc.,b Joern Brom,c Dr. Fabian Huettig,d

Dr. Dr. Constanze Keutele

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a,d
Department of Prosthodontics at the Centre of Dentistry, Oral Medicine, and

Maxillofacial Surgery with Dental School, Tubingen University Hospital

Osianderstr. 2-8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany

b
Material Science Engineer, Section Medical Material Science and Technology. Tubingen

University Hospital, Osianderstr. 2-8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany

c
Anaplastologist, Brom Epithetik, Heidelberg, Mittermaierstrasse 25, 69115 Heidelberg

e
Senior Associate, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Centre of Dentistry,

Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Surgery with Dental School, Tubingen, University Hospital,

Osianderstr. 2-8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany

Corresponding author: Dr. Alexey Unkovskiy

E-mail: Alexey.Unkovskiy@med.uni-tuebingen.de
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