Marine gets new jaw made from own leg bone with 3D printed teeth
US Navy/MCS3 Jake Greenberg A Marine in California underwent a new kind of surgery to replace a benign tumor in his jaw using a reconstructed jaw made out of one of his leg bones and with 3D-printed teeth. Previously, such a surgery would take multiple surgeries and years of recovery, but those new techniques and technology mean the Marine will return to duty after just one surgery and a few months of recovery. A lucky Marine made military medical history by becomi...
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