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Implant supported overdenture in the patients with history of radio and chemotherapy for the prostate malignancy

The success of dental implants in patients that have undergone chemo and radiotherapy for a region other than head and neck remain unclear, although some local and systemic factors could be contraindications to dental implant treatment. As there are very few absolute medical contraindications to den...

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Autores principales: Aeran, Himanshu, Nautiyal, Vijay, Kumar, Varun, Uniyal, Shashank
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4922233/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27390497
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-5950.183853
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Sumario:The success of dental implants in patients that have undergone chemo and radiotherapy for a region other than head and neck remain unclear, although some local and systemic factors could be contraindications to dental implant treatment. As there are very few absolute medical contraindications to dental implant treatment, but a number of conditions may increase the risk of treatment failure or complications. The case report describes the successful survival of dental implants placed in maxilla and mandible of a patient who had undergone radio and chemotherapy for prostate cancer.