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Letter: The wrong teeth

Published 14 March 2012

From W. Duncan Robertson

I am a little concerned that the biomedical research department of the University of Hasselt in Belgium seem to have placed a set of upper teeth on the fabricated titanium lower jaw shown in the photo accompanying your report on printing jawbones (11 February, p 7).

One can spot the mistake by the size of the teeth and the natural curve they should assume in the mouth. I would hate readers to think that these teeth were the outcome for this patient.

I am, however, very impressed by the titanium jawbone.

Edinburgh, UK

Issue no. 2856 published 17 March 2012

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