title: Computerized tomography, stereolithography and dental implants in the rehabilitation of oral cancer patients.
abstract: As survival rates improve it is important to consider the quality of life for oral cancer patients post-treatment. The primary goal is removal of the tumour, however, with a gradual increase in survival rates, post-operative rehabilitation is now becoming increasingly important. Specialists in restorative dentistry, along with oral and maxillofacial surgeons, general dental practitioners and other members of the multidisciplinary team play a vital role in planning treatment for, and rehabilitating, these patients. This paper presents a case series to show how recent advances in computerized tomography (CT) and the use of stereolithographic models can help in the rehabilitation of oral cancer patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The principles discussed can also be applied to other patients undergoing dental implant treatment to help plan and carry out treatment and improve the quality of peri-implant tissues.
authors.affiliation: Barts Health NHS Trust, Dental Institute, London.
authors.forename: Mital
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Zaid
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Al-Momani
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hodson
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nixon
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D016371:Cranial Irradiation / Q000009:adverse effects; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D007568:Jaw / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000528:radiation effects; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003765:Models, Dental; D023861:Photography, Dental; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants