3D printing used to recreate jaw of patient with a tumour
3D printing used to recreate jaw of patient with a tumour
ByVicky PathareVicky Pathare / Updated: Jan 2, 2021, 06:00 IST
surgeries and prolonged hospitalisation
Little did this 31-year-old resident of
Kolhapur imagine that her toothache could lead to her losing a part of her jaw. But when her pain did not subside despite a tooth extraction and instead overwhelmed her with an unhealing wound and foul smell, the doctors did an X-ray where the tooth had been extracted to find a huge tumour lodged in her jaw.
Biopsy results showed the patient had ameloblastoma — a rare, benign tumour with a much more aggressive variant — in her lower jaw to the left. She underwent a month of treatment locally, before she was referred to