Ushering a new era in jaw joint replacement in Tamil Nadu SIMS Hospital Vadapalani a reputed multi-speciality hospital in Chennai has successfully performed rare surgeries of total jaw joint replacement using 3D-printed as well as readymade jaw joints for three patients recentlyThough surgeries for the replacement of hip and knee joints have become common the ones for the replacement of jaw joints and the use of 3D printed custom-made joints are newThis patient also had the complaints of sleep apnoea snoring and sleep disorder due to less oxygenation and hypoplasia of jaw bone smaller than normal jaw boneFor this patient first the jaw bone was lengthened with distraction and later total joint replacement was performedSince no bone was available to fix the joint the total jaw joint was replaced with artificial jaws made of titanium and polyethylene using 3D printing technology
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