A case of peri-implantitis and osteoradionecrosis arising around dental implants placed before radiation therapy

Yuji Teramoto; Hiroshi Kurita; Takahiro Kamata; Hitoshi Aizawa; Nobuhiko Yoshimura; Humihiro Nishimaki; Kazunobu Takamizawa

doi:10.1186/s40729-016-0039-1

A case of peri-implantitis and osteoradionecrosis arising around dental implants placed before radiation therapy

Int J Implant Dent. 2016 Dec;2(1):11. doi: 10.1186/s40729-016-0039-1. Epub 2016 Apr 5.

Authors

Yuji Teramoto¹, Hiroshi Kurita², Takahiro Kamata², Hitoshi Aizawa², Nobuhiko Yoshimura², Humihiro Nishimaki², Kazunobu Takamizawa²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1, Asahi, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan. teramoto@shinshu-u.ac.jp.
² Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1, Asahi, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan.

Abstract

A little is known about the effect of radiotherapy on the dental implants that have previously been osseointegrated and charged. Here, we reported a case of osteoradionecrosis which arose around dental implants placed before radiation therapy.

Keywords: Dental implant; Osteoradionecrosis; Radiation therapy.