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That's just the printing time. Designing the jaw took much longer (it's a complex joint apparently), and after printing it needed to be polished and coated in a
by Luc 15y ago
That's just the printing time. Designing the jaw took much longer (it's a complex joint apparently), and after printing it needed to be polished and coated in a bio-compatible layer by a different company.
Printer's press release: http://www.layerwise.com/en/news/layerwise-builds-the-world%E2%80%99s-first-patient-specific-lower-jaw http://www.layerwise.com/en/news/layerwise-builds-the-world%...
- Someone 15y agoAbout that 'apparently': I guess they would take their time for any joint, but a jaw is special in two ways: - it hinges at two points. As with doors, those must be t exactly the right distance of each other, or the thing simply will not fit, and be perfectly in line, or rotating the thing will cause huge forces on those hinges. I guess these could easily break of the new jaw or, worse, parts of the upper jaw. - it must close perfectly flat; you do not want to have only a few teeth touch when it is maximally closed.