Rehabilitation of an irradiated marginal mandibulectomy patient using immediately loaded basal implant-supported fixed prostheses and hyperbaric oxygen therapy: A 2-year follow-up.

What Researchers Did

Researchers rehabilitated a 46-year-old male patient with an irradiated marginal mandibulectomy using immediately loaded basal implant-supported fixed prostheses and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

What They Found

The patient received 20 hyperbaric oxygen sessions before implant treatment and 10 more after, with 16 basal cortical screw implants inserted to support fixed prostheses. At the 2-year follow-up, no complications were observed, and the patient showed excellent peri-implant soft tissue health, increased bone-implant contact, and stable, well-functioning prostheses.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

The primary limitation of this study is its design as a single case report, which limits the generalizability of the findings.