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SA surgeons use 3D printing

[b]SA[/b] doctors and surgeons have successfully used 3D printing to transform the lives of two facially deformed men. [s]Health24[/s] reports that prosthodontist Professor Cules van den Heever, one of the surgeons involved, was, however, quoted as saying that the procedure is long and painful, and does not always succeed. The patients’ new jawbones were printed by [b]The Central University of Technology[/b] in [b]Bloemfontein[/b].

[link url=http://www.health24.com/Medical/Oral-health/News/SAs-first-3D-printed-jaw-bone-implantation-a-success-20140724]Full Health24 report[/link]

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