Israeli doctors implant Syrian man with titanium jaw in pioneering procedure

[oberliner]

A 23-year-old Syrian has received a pioneering jaw implant made from titanium after a bullet wound in his country’s civil war completely destroyed his lower jaw.

Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center announced the successful operation using the customized artificial jawbone created on a 3D printer. The dental implant company that manufactures the implants – Ashdod-based AB Dental – provided the Syrian man with the metal “bone” at no charge, while the Health and Defense ministries and Rambam covered the cost of the procedure.

The man had reached Rambam in critical condition, after the rifle bullet rendered him unable to speak or eat.

One day after surgery, the patient was eating and speaking.

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