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Volume 21 No 6 (2023)
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Dental Implant/s in a patient with history of Radiotherapy - Case Report
Dr. Neeraj Trehan, Dr. Palvideet Kaur, Dr. FarhadRezvani, Dr. Hadeel Faisal Alwan Al Dafai, Dr. SaiLikhita Mamillapalli, Dr. Kanyinsola Busola Erogbogbo
Abstract
Introduction: Radiation treatment sequelae persist throughout the patient's lifetime and in the past, radiation therapy used to be an absolute contraindication to placing of dental implants. Treatment options have therefore been limited to conventional complete dentures or no prosthetic rehabilitation at all.
Case:A 60-year-old Caucasian female reported ongoing right-sided low back, hip, and knee pain. The patient was diagnosed with avascular necrosis of the hip.
Conclusion: Radiotherapy can have a significant impact on dental implants, especially when they are positioned in the maxilla (upper jaw), in grafted bone, or when placed after radiation treatment.
Keywords
Dental implants, Radiotherapy.
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