title: Lateral transport osteogenesis in maxillofacial oncology patients for  rehabilitation with dental implants: a retrospective case series.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report on the use of lateral transport osteogenesis in cancer patients after maxillo/mandibular resections and on the implant survival rate in the generated bone
  
  
  METHODS
  Four patients treated using lateral transport osteogenesis entered this descriptive study and were retrospectively studied (mean age 55; range 41-62).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Reconstruction of segmentary defects after surgical and radiological cancer treatment on maxilla and mandible was achieved. No relevant intra- or post-operative complications occurred. No differences on implant survival were observed between patients who had received radiotherapy and those who had not.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This approach can be considered a recommendable reconstructive option after oral cancer treatment - including radiotherapy- particularly for high-surgical-risk, collaborative patients.
authors.affiliation: Service of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Santiago de Compostela University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña), Spain.
authors.forename: Arturo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bilbao-Alonso
authors.forename: José-María
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: García-Rielo
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Varela-Centelles
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seoane
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015921:Dental Implants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants