Custom-Made Direct Metal Laser Sintering Titanium Subperiosteal Implants: A Retrospective Clinical Study on 70 Patients

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Fabrication of the subperiosteal implant: (a) design of the implant; (b) prior to DMLS, the implant is fabricated in resin, with stereolithography, for better evaluation of the case, directly on the 3D printed model of the bone; (c) the implant is fabricated with DMLS; (d) scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image of the implant surface before the electroerosion treatment (x43); (e) scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image of the implant surface after the electroerosion treatment (x26); (f) the final aspect of the implant that is placed on the 3D printed model of the bone.

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