Quality of life outcomes in patients receiving dental implants in vascularised bone flaps for mandibular reconstruction

Vinay Tumuluri; Emma Charters; Rebecca L. Venchiarutti; David Leinkram; Catriona Froggatt; Masako Dunn; James Wykes; Jasvir Singh; Tsu-Hui Hubert Low; Carsten E. Palme; Dale Howes; Sydney Ch'ng; Jonathan R. Clark

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2024.04.017

Quality of life outcomes in patients receiving dental implants in vascularised bone flaps for mandibular reconstruction

Vinay Tumuluri^*, Emma Charters, Rebecca L. Venchiarutti, David Leinkram, Catriona Froggatt, Masako Dunn, James Wykes, Jasvir Singh, Tsu-Hui Hubert Low, Carsten E. Palme, Dale Howes, Sydney Ch'ng, Jonathan R. Clark

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Resection, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of the mandible impact function and health related quality of life (HRQOL). In this study, we aimed to understand the impact of delayed versus immediate dental implant placement. A cross-sectional and prospective study was conducted including patients who underwent reconstruction of the mandible via osseous vascularised bone flaps and dental implants. The FACE-Q Head and Neck Cancer module and the MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory and Speech Handicap Index were used to evaluate HRQOL. A total of 187 implants were placed in 52 patients, of which 44 patients (85%) completed questionnaires. Immediate dental implant placement was associated with superior FACE-Q appearance (p = 0.02), oral competence (p = 0.004), smile distress (p = 0.03), and satisfaction with information (p = 0.004). Dentoalveolar rehabilitation through the placement of immediate dental implants at the time of surgery was found to be associated with higher HRQOL scores related to appearance, eating and drinking, oral competence, and smile.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	32-38
Number of pages	7
Journal	British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume	63
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2024.04.017
Publication status	Published - Jan 2025

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Dental Implants
Free Flap Surgery
Mandibular Reconstruction

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Tumuluri, V., Charters, E., Venchiarutti, R. L., Leinkram, D., Froggatt, C., Dunn, M., Wykes, J., Singh, J., Hubert Low, T.-H., Palme, C. E., Howes, D., Ch'ng, S., & Clark, J. R. (2025). Quality of life outcomes in patients receiving dental implants in vascularised bone flaps for mandibular reconstruction. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 63(1), 32-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2024.04.017

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