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3D Printing for Jaw Bone Reconstruction

Posted on January 15, 2025 (November 19, 2025) by Hippocratic Post

3D Printing for Jaw Bone Reconstruction – Clinicians have successfully used custom-made 3D printed bone scaffolds, printed on-site at The University of Queensland, to rebuild part of a man’s jawbone. Professor Saso Ivanovski from UQ’s School of Dentistry, who led the clinical trial, said the case demonstrated the safe and effective use of the technology […]

Acid attacks – A challenge for reconstructive surgeons

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Professor Iain Hutchison

Following a spate of drive by acid attacks on men in East London, there are calls for tighter laws to penalise those people who use acid as a weapon. Put your hands up to your face and carefully feel your eyelids, followed by your cheeks and then the tip of your nose. What you can […]