Primary vs Secondary Endosseous Implantation After Fibular Free Tissue Reconstruction of the Mandible for Osteoradionecrosis

• Published in: Archives of facial plastic surgery Vol. 20; no. 5; p. 401
• Main Authors: Menapace, Deanna C, Van Abel, Kathryn M, Jackson, Ryan S, Moore, Eric J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago American Medical Association 01.09.2018
• Subjects: Biocompatibility; Biomedical materials; Complications; Cost analysis; Dental implants; Dental prosthetics; Fibula; Gangrene; Implantation; Mandible; Maxillofacial surgery; Medical personnel; Nutrition; Osteonecrosis; Osteoradionecrosis; Patients; Plastic surgery; Prostheses; Rehabilitation; Speech; Statistical analysis; Surgical implants; Survival; Transplants & implants

Importance The clinical and financial implications of the timing of dental rehabilitation after a fibula free tissue transfer (FFTT) for osteoradionecrosis (ORN) and osteonecrosis (ON) of the mandible have yet to be established. Objective To compare the outcomes of primary implantation vs secondary...