Applying 3D prints to reconstructing postmortem craniofacial features damaged by devastating head injuries

•Devastating head injuries often require for facial features be reconstructed.•To date, hard-tissue restorations have been mostly disregarded.•3D printing enables to build physical replicas of heavily damaged cranial elements.•A generic 3D model is a suitable foundation for restoring damaged cranial features.•3D print-based reconstructive approach is simple, affordable and labor-efficient.