Guided implant surgery on oral cancer patients: in vitro study.

Purpose: Many oral cancer patients (OCPs) are unable to wear conventional prostheses due to the disease and treatment effects, so they are candidates for oral rehabilitation with osseointegrated implants. A guide suitable for OCPs was designed and tested.

Methods: Image-guided systems based on a custom template for oral implant placement are now widespread among healthy patients, but this has not been extended to OCPs.