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Functional Implant-Supported Dental Rehabilitation in Oncologic Patients

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Reconstructive Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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Functional restoration of the oral cavity after ablative surgery to treat cancer is one of the main challenges facing the head and neck surgeon. Reconstruction of teeth and bone and rehabilitation of occlusion play a key role in restoring quality of life. Osseointegrated implants have revolutionized reconstructive treatment in patients with cancer of the oral cavity, since they enable stabilization of dental prostheses.

Our surgical team analyzes the situation of each patient and assesses the need for extraction in completely or partially edentulous patients, the indication for implants to support prostheses, and the placement of implants in a primary or secondary procedure.

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  1. Consultant at Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Gregorio Marañón General University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

    Santiago Jose Ochandiano Caicoya MD, DDS, FEBOMS & Carlos Navarro Cuellar MD, DDS, FEBOMS (Associate Professor Medical Faculty)

  2. Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    Carlos Navarro Cuellar MD, DDS, FEBOMS (Associate Professor Medical Faculty) & Carlos Navarro Vila MD, DMD, PhD, FEBOMS (Full Professor Medical Faculty)

  3. Head of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

    Julio Acero Sanz MD, DDS, PhD, FEBOMS (Associate Professor)

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  5. Head of Oral and Maxillofacial Department Surgery, Gregorio Marañón General University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

    Carlos Navarro Vila MD, DMD, PhD, FEBOMS (Full Professor Medical Faculty)

  6. Académico Correspondiente of the Royal National Academy of Medicine of Spain, Madrid, Spain

    Carlos Navarro Vila MD, DMD, PhD, FEBOMS (Full Professor Medical Faculty)

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Ochandiano Caicoya, S.J., Navarro Cuellar, C., Acero Sanz, J., Navarro Vila, C. (2015). Functional Implant-Supported Dental Rehabilitation in Oncologic Patients. In: Navarro Vila, C. (eds) Reconstructive Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20487-1_6

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