Proper functional rehabilitation of patients following removal of head and neck tumors prior
to the availability of endosseous implants often was limited. Even current bone and soft …

Clinical application of endosseous implants has been expanded to include the patient
receiving ablative tumor surgery and/or radiation therapy. Although there is evidence of …

Background. Advances in the management of oral malignancy have resulted in significant
improvements in survival and functional outcome. Ablation of oral tissues and radiotherapy …

The use of osseointegrated fixtures in conjunction with vascularized bone-containing free
flaps has enabled the reconstructive team to restore postablative orofacial defects to near …

The goals of the prosthetic rehabilitation of patients with head and neck cancer are
management of speech and swallowing function, and the restoration of the original esthetics …

Osseointegrated implants can be used to facilitate rentention stability and support for facial
and intraoral prostheses used to restore head and neck defects. Preliminary studies indicate …

Titanium implants in facial bones for retention of epitheses or dental bridges were used for
reconstruction in cancer patients after tumor surgery. Even heavily irradiated bones could …

BACKGROUND Percutaneous endosseous implants have acquired an important place in
the prosthetic rehabilitation of patients with craniofacial defects. The objective of this study …

Nineteen patients received tumoricidal doses of radiation and subsequently underwent
mandibular endosseous implant reconstruction, followed by dental rehabilitation with …

Treatment of patients with head and neck cancer may result in extensive intra-or extra-oral
defects. Prosthetic rehabilitation often will be limited by insufficient retention and an atrophic …