Abstract - This paper discusses the merits of Computer Tomography (CT) based dental implant planning in the rehabilitation of patients following oral cancer. This case report describes the process of prosthetic work-up, computerised implant planning, surgical treatment and successful prosthetic oral rehabilitation of a patient following segmental mandibulectomy and post-operative radiotherapy for intra-osseous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).
KEY WORDS: Oral cancer, computer aided, prosthetic rehabilitation, dental implant
Andrew Kwasnicki, Laura Gartshore, Christopher J Butterworth