Patient-specific, printed titanium implants for reconstruction of mandibular continuity defects: A systematic review of the evidence.

J Craniomaxillofac Surg

Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, CF37 1DL, United Kingdom. Electronic address:

Published: June 2019

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