The 3D printer

A 83-year-old Belgian grandmother has just been announced as the first patient in the world to be "molded" all the way through a new 3D printer, can chew, speak and breathe normally right after surgery art.

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According to News Sientist , Titan powder jaw in this laser is identical to the old jaw. Before that, his lower jaw was completely broken due to osteomyelitis. The surgery was conducted in June 2011 but the results were only recently released.

This medical achievement is the result of collaboration with Belgian scientists, the Netherlands and a factory of Layerwise biotech company in Belgium, specializing in 'molding' root implants and bone and bone implants. face.

The 83-year-old Belgian woman is the first person in the world to be transplanted
a set of titanium castings from 3D technology printers. (Photo: Gizmag)

The head of the surgery, Dr. Jules Poukens, Biomed Institute of Biomedical Research at Hasselt University, Belgium, said: 'This is the' planting 'of the entire lower jaw for a first patient in the world'.

In order to obtain the new jaw, the doctors performed a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI scan) of the sick jaw of the patient to get the standard shape, then they put this shot on the laser casting machine. 3D technology printers melt Titan molecules and then pour them in layers until they complete the reproduction of a new skeleton. Finally the jaw bone is coated with biocompatible porcelain.

Poukens further explained, the new jaw bone sample has absolutely no extra detail; even it has hollows and bone holes that help the jaw and mouth muscles increase, and it also has small tubes that allow the lower jaw to pass through and many other complex structures.

After having a new skeleton, the doctors carried out transplant surgery on the patient's face. Transplants take 4 hours, only 1/5 of the time of reconstructive surgery.

Even the team was surprised by its success.'Almost immediately after waking up from surgery, the patient was able to say a few words, and the day after that was able to talk and chew normally again,' said Dr. Poukens.

This is just the first step, Director of Layserwise company, Peter Mercelis affirmed.'The implantable surgery for a single patient has a much wider potential for application than the real bone implant in the future . ' 3D technology printers can cast many layers of material just a few micrometers thick, and can cast organs from any material.

Now researchers are investigating how to print skin tissue for burn patients - and how to 'mold' every human body exactly as it is from stem cells.