Zygomaticus implants for retention of nasal prostheses after rhinectomy

• Published in: British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 54 - 56
• Main Authors: Bowden, J.R., Flood, T.R., Downie, I.P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Londonc Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2006; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery; Craniofacial implants; Dentistry; Esthetics; Facial prosthesis; Female; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - surgery; Nose - surgery; Nose Neoplasms - surgery; Orthopedic surgery; Osseointegration - physiology; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis Design; Rhinectomy; Salvage Therapy; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Zygoma - surgery; Zygomaticus implants; Facial prosthesis; Zygomaticus implants; Craniofacial implants; Rhinectomy; Case study; Human; Treatment; Implant; Prosthesis; Stomatology; Surgery; Nose
• ISSN: 0266-4356; 1532-1940
• DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.04.006

Malignant tumours of the nose occasionally require rhinectomy. Implant retained prostheses can give good aesthetic results. Predictable biomechanical retention of nasal prostheses can be achieved using osseointegrated implants and Brånemark intra-oral and craniofacial implants have been used previously. Zygomaticus implants are traditionally used for dental rehabilitation of the partially edentulous maxilla with severe bone resorption. We describe two patients in whom zygomaticus implants have been used to aid salvage in prosthetic reconstruction of the nose.