title: [Clinical study of implant-retained facial prosthesis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate clinical results and technical characteristics of implant-retained facial prosthesis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Six patients with facial defects underwent implant retained prosthesis treatment, of which 3 orbita defects (including upper and lower eyelids, eyeball) in 3 cases, 2 ears defects in 2 cases, and a nose defect in one case. Under local anaesthesia 21 extra-oral implant were placed, facial prosthesis were individually made six month postoperatively. Follow up ranged from 6 month to 6 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All 21 implants osseointegrated well, implant lost and peri implantitis was not found. All 6 cases had individual facial prosthesis and were satisfied with the prosthesis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Extra oral implants provided excellent retainment for facial prosthesis; result of current silicon with individual color shade is encouragable.
authors.affiliation: Center of Dental Implantation, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China. yorcklin@263.net
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hong-yan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Jian-hui
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Li-xin
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Xing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000379:methods*; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008447:Maxillofacial Prosthesis; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology*