Iranian researchers develop customized bone replacement implants

Iranian researchers have been working to design a platform for developing new bone replacement implants made of titanium that can promote oral, maxillofacial and orthopedic surgeries.

The new implants will be specifically designed and manufactured for patients who are unable to use conventional models due to anatomical differences, bone deformities, or special injuries.

Despite the rapid growth in the use of customized implants in the world in recent years, the technology has not been developed in Iran, and relevant activities have often been research-based and scattered.

Therefore, patients have not been able to benefit from customized implants due to the exorbitant costs.

Given the extensive needs of patients in the country as well as the region, researchers of Iran’s Sharif University of Technology have, for the first time, launched a project for the “development of a platform for the design and manufacture of customized titanium bone replacement implants.”