Volume 24, Issue 104, July - August, 2020

Implant-supported over denture (maxilla and mandibular RP4) in the patients with a history of radio and chemotherapy: A case report with 3 years’ follow-up

Hovakhti Afagh¹, Alavi Amin²

¹Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
²Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran

ABSTRACT

In prosthodontics, edentulism has been a long-lasting issue. Implant therapy today is to help overcome several limitations of traditional complete denture. In patients who have received chemo and radiotherapy in another region than their neck and head, the success of dental implants is still uncertain. Although some local and systemic factors can be contraindications to dental implant treatment, there are very few absolute medical contraindications to dental implant treatment; however, some conditions can raise the risk of treatment failure or complications. The case report describes the successful survival of dental implants placed in the maxilla and mandible of a patient who has undergone radio and chemotherapy for prostate cancer.

Keywords: Chemotherapy, dental implant, implant-supported overdenture, radiotherapy, implant-supported bar overdenture, radiographic guide, surgical stent

Medical Science, 2020, 24(104), 2683-2690

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