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In order to investigate the influence of radiation therapy after the treatment of maxillary implant-supported prostheses, 27 patients received a total of 131 implants in maxilla after oral cancer treatment and/or reconstructive surgery. Among them, 25 received maxillary implant-supported prostheses. The cumulative survival rates of implants and prostheses were evaluated by the productlimit-estimates method according to Kaplan-Meier. The cumulative survival rate of implants and prostheses in irradiated patients was compared with that in non-irradiated patients by statistical Logrank test. The results showed that 112 implants were observed after implant loading. The implants cumulative survival rate was approximately 65 % for overall patients. The cumulative prosthesis successful rate was approximately 88% for all 25 patients. Log-rank test analysis revealed that there was a significant difference in cumulative implants survival rates between non-irradiated and irradiated maxillary bone (P<0.01). It was concluded that the implants and prostheses in irradiated patients have significantly lower survival rates than in non-irradiated patients.
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CAO Yingguang, male, born in 1962, Associate Professor
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Yingguang, C., Weischer, T. Comparison of maxillary implant-supported prosthesis in irradiated and non-irradiated patients. Current Medical Science 23, 209–212 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02859961
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