Implant-retained dental rehabilitation in head and neck cancer patients: an assessment of success and failure.

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the rate of osseointegration (ROI) and overall success rate (OSR) of implants placed in native and grafted jaws with or without radiotherapy at a 5-year follow-up in Indian head and neck cancer patients.

Material And Methods: Thirty head and neck cancer patients from various socioeconomic strata were accrued. Eighty-five implants were inserted in 17 native and 13 grafted jaws.

Effectiveness of fluoride varnish application as cariostatic and desensitizing agent in irradiated head and neck cancer patients.

Objective. To evaluate the effectiveness of three-month fluoride varnish application on radiation caries and dental sensitivity and to assess compliance to three-month fluoride varnish application. Materials and Methods.