Complex craniofacial reconstruction using an implant-supported prosthesis: case report with long-term follow-up.
In complex craniofacial reconstruction involving an implant-supported prosthesis, problems such as tumor recurrence may require additional surgical resection. The solution to such recurrence may be autogenous bone grafting or additional implant placement or both (after resection of the tumor) and revision of the prosthesis. Tumor recurrence was seen during an 11-year, 8-month follow-up of a 58-year-old woman who had had an extensive mid-face defect. The various treatments, including extraoral and intraoral prostheses, provided the patient with an acceptable quality of life without interruption in use of the prostheses.
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Mayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
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Jackson
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Brånemark
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D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008447:Maxillofacial Prosthesis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011788:Quality of Life; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery
D015921:Dental Implants