Assessment of the Survival of Dental Implants in Irradiated Jaws Following Treatment of Oral Cancer: A Retrospective Study.
Niger J Surg
; 22(2): 81-85, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
In patients undergoing head and neck surgery for various pathologic conditions, implants are one of the best restorative options and are increasing widely used. Therefore, we evaluated the success of dental implants in the irradiated jaws of patients following treatment of oral cancer oral cancer treated patients. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Data of oral cancer treated patients was collected retrospectively from 2002 to 2008. We took 46 oral cancer treated patients in which implants were placed in irradiated jaws for rehabilitation.RESULTS:
It was found that out of 162 dental implants placed, 52 failed. Furthermore, there was no variation in the implant survival rate in between both the jaws. Radiation dose of <50 Gy units also showed significantly increased amount of implant survival rate.CONCLUSIONS:
Implant survival is multifactorial and depends upon a number of factors like level of radiation exposure in that area, time gap between last radiation doses etc., Further research is required in this field to improve the esthetics and quality of life of cancer treated patients.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
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En
Revista:
Niger J Surg
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
India
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IN
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INDIA
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ÍNDIA