3D-printed skull models from CT scans deliver accurate anatomical detail for education

A 3D-printing workflow using CT data produced high-fidelity skulls that preserved sex-specific traits, individual variation, and pathology.30 dentistry students rated the custom models highly for anatomical realism and valued diverse representation for learning.

• The workflow used CT scans of one male and one female cadaveric head to create sex-specific skull models.
• Thirty dentistry students evaluated the custom prints, emphasizing the educational value of anatomical diversity.
• The approach is extensible to additional CT datasets to progressively expand anatomical variation.

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