ORAL IMPLANT REHABILITATION IN IRRADIATED PATIENTS WITHOUT ADJUNCTIVEHYPERBARIC-OXYGEN

In 15 patients treated for malignant tumors in the maxillofacial regio n, 90 Branemark implants have been placed in irradiated alveolar bone without adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Seventy-eight implants w ere placed in the mandible and 12 in the maxilla. After a follow-up pe riod of 1 to 8 years, 88 implants are still stable, 27 after 6 to 8 ye ars, 44 after 3 to 4 years, and 17 after 1 to 2 years. Two patients lo st 1 implant each, both at an early stage. The success rate is 97.8% a ccording to remaining implants, and prosthesis stability is 100%. Impl ant treatment for oral rehabilitation can be carried out as a safe and successful procedure in the irradiated patient without adjunctive hyp erbaric oxygen therapy.