Available online 23 March 2023

Digital technology has revolutionized the acquisition of patient data and the fabrication of prosthetic replacements for extraoral defects. This clinical report illustrates the use of a new technique which allows the digital creation of an acrylic resin framework which is then veneered with silicone to create an esthetic prosthesis in less time and with less patient discomfort.

A 65-year-old man was referred to the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. He reported scabbing and irritation of the left nasal passage for the past 6 years and had been followed by an otolaryngologist who believed the symptoms were due to a deviated nasal septum. After complaints of an increasing lump on the left nose, further testing was performed, and computerized tomography (CT) imaging showed a mass in the left nasal ala. A biopsy of the

The use of digital techniques for the creation of facial prostheses results in fewer invasive procedures and reduced manipulation of sensitive structures, resulting in increased operative comfort while reducing chair time.7 The medical imaging eliminates the need for manual impressions, and 3D printing can create a less labor intensive and possibly more accurate workflow in comparison with hand sculpting.5 Improvements in the 3D printing of silicone materials will eventually allow for a

Digital technology has revolutionized the acquisition of data, development of treatment plans, and fabrication of prostheses for both intraoral and extraoral defects. In many patients, the use of digital imaging allows for atraumatic acquisition of tissue surface details, especially for patients still healing after extensive surgery and with sensitive exposed facial structures. The rapid prototyping of a prosthesis duplicated from the patient’s natural structures can improve the definitive

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