title: [Orbito-maxillo-facial rehabilitation with osteointegrated prostheses].
abstract: This investigation was conducted to evaluate 20 cases of implant-retained prosthetic rehabilitation (mean follow-up of 35 months). Ear, nose, orbit and complex defects of the face have been restored. Our main indication was reconstruction in cancer patients after tumor surgery (n = 14). Rehabilitation was also performed in traumatic disorders (n = 3) and congenital aural malformations (n = 3). Fifty seven titanium fixtures have been implanted with an integration success rate of 98%. We also report 6 cases of maxillary or mandibulary functional rehabilitation. The use of osteointegrated implants to provide support for maxillo-facial prosthesis is a new and valuable technique when reconstructive plastic surgery is not envisageable.
authors.affiliation: Fédération d'ORL et de Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, Hôpital de la Timone, Marseille.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Belus
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kaplanski
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Blanc
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bernet
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Triglia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zanaret
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000293:injuries; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008447:Maxillofacial Prosthesis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D015203:Reproducibility of Results