Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials
Early-stage stability and degradation of patient-specific biodegradable 3D-printed implants for critical mandibular reconstruction.
Hsuan-Wen Wang, Chiao-Min Chang, Yen Cheng, Egidijus Šimoliūnas, Pao-Wei Lee, Wei-Che Tsai, Chun-Li Lin
Published: 202610.1016/j.dental.2026.01.003
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to develop patient-specific biodegradable mandibular implants composed of polycaprolactone (PCL) reinforced with 30 wt% β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) using fused deposition modeling (FDM), and to evaluate how gradient lat…
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