Cancer victim gets new 3D printed jaw

Doctors at the Poriya hospital near Tiberias treated a patient suffering from a large tumor in the back of his jaw by replacing the damaged part with a titanium copy that they made using a 3-D printer.  The patient started to eat normally only a few hours after his surgery.

http://unitedwithisrael.org/israeli-doctors-implant-3-d-printed-jaw-in-cancer-patient/

 

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