title: Oral implant rehabilitation in irradiated patients without adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen.
abstract: In 15 patients treated for malignant tumors in the maxillofacial region, 90 Brånemark implants have been placed in irradiated alveolar bone without adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Seventy-eight implants were placed in the mandible and 12 in the maxilla. After a follow-up period of 1 to 8 years, 88 implants are still stable, 27 after 6 to 8 years, 44 after 3 to 4 years, and 17 after 1 to 2 years. Two patients lost 1 implant each, both at an early stage. The success rate is 97.8% according to remaining implants, and prosthesis stability is 100%. Implant treatment for oral rehabilitation can be carried out as a safe and successful procedure in the irradiated patient without adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital MAS, Malmö, Sweden.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Andersson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Andreasson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bjelkengren
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000528:radiation effects; D016371:Cranial Irradiation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D008437:Maxilla; D008875:Middle Aged; D016348:Osseointegration; D016896:Treatment Outcome