Functional benefits of implants placed during ablative surgery: A 5-year prospective study on the prosthodontic rehabilitation of 56 edentulous oral cancer patients

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Head and Neck : Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck, 38 Suppl 1, (2016), pp. E2103-11ISSN
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Dentistry
Health Evidence
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Head and Neck : Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck
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vol. 38 Suppl 1
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p. E2103
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p. 11
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Radboudumc 0: Other Research RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health Sciences; Radboudumc 10: Reconstructive and regenerative medicine RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health Sciences; Radboudumc 18: Healthcare improvement science RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health Sciences; Radboudumc 9: Rare cancers RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health SciencesAbstract
BACKGROUND: The timing of placement as well as the functional benefit of interforaminal implants in edentulous patients treated for oral cancer is unclear. METHODS: Fifty-six patients were recruited at 2 institutions. In 1 institution, interforaminal implants were placed during ablative surgery, the other institution used conventional prosthodontics with optional placement of implants postsurgery (postponed-placement). Masticatory performance, bite force, and subjective masticatory function were assessed before and 6 months, 1 year, and 5 years after surgery. RESULTS: Implant-retained overdentures (IODs) demonstrated the highest bite force and the least problems with solid food and food choice. Masticatory performance was equal for IODs and conventional dentures. After 5 years, IODs from patients in the during-ablative-surgery cohort tend to have higher bite force and masticatory performance than those from patients in the postponed-placement cohort. CONCLUSION: IODs produce the highest overall masticatory function. Implant placement during ablative surgery seems to be functionally beneficial. (c) 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 38: E2103-E2111, 2016.
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