3D Printing Gives Man a New Jaw Bone

53-year-old HGV driver and father Stephen Waterhouse, who lives in the UK, was told he had throat cancer in his right tonsil nearly a decade ago. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy helped him conquer the potentially deadly disease, and he was declared cancer-free three years ago. But unfortunately, while the radiotherapy helped kill the cancer, it also began to disintegrate his jawbone, which left Waterhouse at risk of even further complications. He sought help from the Royal Stoke University Hospital, part of the NHS University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM), and left with a new jaw bone, thanks to 3D printing technology. Read more at 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/168747/3d-printed-jaw-molds/

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