Benefits of dental implants installed during ablative tumour surgery in oral cancer patients: a prospective 5-year clinical trial

• Published in: Clinical oral implants research Vol. 21; no. 9; pp. 971 - 979
• Main Authors: Korfage, Anke, Schoen, Pieter J., Raghoebar, Gerry M., Roodenburg, Jan L. N., Vissink, Arjan, Reintsema, Harry
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2010
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - radiotherapy; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery; Dental Implantation, Endosseous; Dental Implants; Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; Dental Restoration Failure; Dentistry; Denture Retention; Denture, Overlay; edentulous mandible; endosseous implants; Esthetics, Dental; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gingival Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Gingival Neoplasms - surgery; head and neck neoplasms; Humans; Jaw, Edentulous - rehabilitation; Jaw, Edentulous - surgery; Male; Mandible - radiation effects; Mandible - surgery; Mandibular Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Mandibular Neoplasms - surgery; Mastication - physiology; Middle Aged; Mouth Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Mouth Neoplasms - surgery; Patient Satisfaction; patients' satisfaction; Periodontal Index; Prospective Studies; prosthodontics; Quality of Life; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; Survival Analysis; Tongue Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Tongue Neoplasms - surgery; Treatment Outcome

Objective: This prospective study assessed treatment outcome and patient satisfaction of oral cancer patients with a mandibular overdenture on implants up to 5 years after treatment. Materials and methods: At baseline, 50 consecutive edentulous oral cancer patients, in whom prosthetic problems were...