Elective dental extractions and osseointegrated implant replacement to facilitate transoral endoscopic ENT surgical procedures

Abstract

This technique is recommended to facilitate effective transoral surgical procedures as a low-morbidity alternative to either open surgery or non-surgical therapies.

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“…Butterworth and colleagues describe two cases in which elective dental extraction and replacement with an osseointegrated dental implant facilitated endoscopic surgery (performed for a pharyngeal pouch and glottic carcinoma). 7 This method of osseointegrated treatment employed to overcome dental issues during transoral laryngeal surgery has not been previously described. It is interesting, however, that an account of dental extraction and re-implantation of the same teeth was described in The Journal of Laryngology & Otology in 1994, to address similar issues.…”

“…Damage to teeth may occur, and this is a frequent source of complaint and litigation. Butterworth and colleagues describe two cases in which elective dental extraction and replacement with an osseointegrated dental implant facilitated endoscopic surgery (performed for a pharyngeal pouch and glottic carcinoma) 7 . This method of osseointegrated treatment employed to overcome dental issues during transoral laryngeal surgery has not been previously described.…”