A Clinical Risk Assessment of a 3D-Printed Patient-Specific Scaffold by Failure Modes and Effects Analysis.

ABSTRACT: This study aims to carry out a risk assessment to identify and rectify potential clinical risks of a 3D-printed patient-specific scaffold for large-volume alveolar bone regeneration. A survey was used to assess clinicians' perceptions regarding the use of scaffolds in the treatment of alveolar defects and conduct a clinical risk assessment of the developed scaffold using the Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) framework. The response rate was 69.4% with a total of 41 responses received. Two particular failure modes were identified as a high priority through the clinical risk assessment conducted. The highest mean Risk Priority Number was obtained by "failure of healing due to patient risk factors" (45.7 ± 27.7), followed by "insufficient soft tissue area" (37.8 ± 24.1). Despite the r

SUBMITTER: Qi Lim P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9369557 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature