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Integration of periorbital titanium implants in irradiated bone: case report and histologic evaluation
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital, Bochum, Germany.
The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants
|April 23, 1999
Abstract:
Extraoral implants are used increasingly frequently in the wake of ablative tumor surgery and adjuvant radiation or chemotherapy for craniofacial rehabilitation with facial prostheses and epitheses. However, high rates of nonintegration and implant loss have been reported for extraoral implants, especially for those in the periorbital region following irradiation. This case report and corresponding histologic evaluation describe the osseointegration pattern in irradiated periorbital bone, based on the example of 3 retrieved, clinically integrated, stable titanium screw implants.