Customized three-dimensional scaffold for oral and maxillofacial bone grafting

A system for making a customized and resorbable three-dimensional scaffold for oral and maxillofacial bone grafting, the system comprising:

• a computer comprising a non-transitory memory and a processor coupled to the non-transitory memory, wherein the processor is configured to
• obtain two different sets of three-dimensional information obtained from a patient, wherein a first set of the two different sets includes three-dimensional bone information and a second set of the two different sets includes three-dimensional teeth and tissue information;
• merge the first and second sets of three-dimensional information to form merged three-dimensional information;
• generate, using the merged three-dimensional information, a three-dimensional shape of the bone to be regenerated;
• generate, using the merged three-dimensional information and based on esthetic, phonetic, and functional parameters, a three-dimensional position of missing tooth/teeth;
• generate, using the merged three-dimensional information, the three-dimensional position of the missing tooth/teeth, and the three-dimensional shape of the bone to be regenerated, a three-dimensional model of the customized resorbable three-dimensional scaffold for oral and maxillofacial bone grafting;
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• a computer numerical control machine or a three-dimensional printer that generates, using the three-dimensional model of the customized three-dimensional scaffold, the customized resorbable three-dimensional scaffold and resorbable connectors for the customized resorbable three-dimensional scaffold.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program, which when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:

• obtain two different sets of three-dimensional information obtained from a patient, wherein a first set of the two different sets includes three-dimensional bone information and a second set of the two different sets includes three-dimensional teeth and tissue information;
• merge the first and second sets of three-dimensional information to form merged three-dimensional information;
• generate, using the merged three-dimensional information, a three-dimensional shape of the bone to be regenerated;
• generate, using the merged three-dimensional information and based on esthetic, phonetic, and functional parameters, a three-dimensional position of missing tooth/teeth;
• generate, using the merged three-dimensional information, the three-dimensional position of the missing tooth/teeth, and the three-dimensional shape of the bone to be regenerated, a three-dimensional model of the customized resorbable three-dimensional scaffold for oral and maxillofacial bone grafting;
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• output the three-dimensional model of the customized three-dimensional scaffold to a computer numerical control machine or a three-dimensional printer, wherein the computer numerical control machine or the three-dimensional printer generates, using the three-dimensional model of the customized three-dimensional scaffold, the customized resorbable three-dimensional scaffold and resorbable connectors for the customized resorbable three-dimensional scaffold.