A New Strategy for Patient-Specific Implant-Borne Dental Rehabilitation in Patients With Extended Maxillary Defects

• DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.718872
• Publication Date: 2021-12-10T04:58:14Z
• Authors: Philippe Korn; Nils-Claudius Gel...; Philipp Jehn; Simon Spalthoff; Björn Rahlf
• Keywords: Mucositis

Patients undergoing ablative tumor surgery of the midface are faced with functional and esthetic issues. Various reconstructive strategies, such as implant-borne obturator prostheses or microvascular tissue transfer, currently available for dental rehabilitation. The present study shows first follow-up patients treated patient-specific implants (IPS Implants® Preprosthetic) rehabilitation extended maxillary defects following surgery.All patient specific due to postablative were included. 20 placed in 19 (bilateral one cases). In 65.75% cases, resection was performed squamous cell carcinoma. addition primary stability, clinical implant soft management, successful prosthodontic restoration, complications evaluated at a mean period 26 months.All showed stability clinically stable throughout observation period. Definitive restorations all patients. No loosening observed. Major occurred only previously irradiated insufficient conditions (p = 0.058). Minor exposure underlying framework mucositis observed, but they never led failure loss.Treatment offers safe alternative predictable results full rapid rehabilitation, avoiding time-consuming augmentation procedures additional donor-site morbidity.