[Clinical study of implant-retained facial prosthesis].
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.
Lin
Ye
Y
Center of Dental Implantation, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China. yorcklin@263.net
Wang
Ying
Y
Cui
Hong-yan
HY
Li
Jian-hui
JH
Qiu
Li-xin
LX
Wang
Xing
X
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*