Abstract:
A preliminary study of 4 partial maxillectomy patients who received a total of 17 endosseous implants and implant-supported prostheses after oral cancer resection is reported. The masticatory function index (chewing efficiency) after implant placement was higher than the preoperative value. Speech with an implant-supported prosthesis improved as compared with previous prostheses or without a prosthesis. All of the patients received radiation and adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The success rate after a 2-year follow-up period was 88.2 percent.
Fujimoto, Niimi, Ueda, , , , , , (1997). Implant-supported prostheses after maxillary cancer resection: preliminary report. Implant dentistry, 1997 ;6(4):295-8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9477779