Affiliation:
1. Department of Prosthesis and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dental School Federal University of Pernambuco Recife Brazil
2. Real Hospital Português Recife Brazil
3. Department of Clinical and Preventive Dentistry Dental School Federal University of Pernambuco Recife Brazil
Abstract
AbstractObjectiveThe objective of this overview is to evaluate the effectiveness of dental implants placed in patients who underwent radiotherapy for the treatment of head and neck cancer, as well as to assess the methodological quality of the included systematic reviews.MethodsThe study was conducted in four PubMed, Lilacs, Dare Cochrane and Google Scholar databases until July 2022, using the descriptors “Radiotherapy,” “Dental implants,” and “Head and Neck Cancer.” Results: 958 studies were found in the initial search and after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, fifteen systematic reviews were selected to compose this overview and had their methodological quality evaluated by the AMSTAR 2 tool.Results24,996 implants in 5487 patients were evaluated with a rate of success rate of 86.2% in patients who underwent radiotherapy and 95.2% in patients who did not undergo radiotherapy. Only one of the systematic reviews was of high quality according to AMSTAR 2.ConclusionOral rehabilitation with dental implants in patients with a history of head and neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy is a valid therapy. However, given the level of evidence found, further studies with better design are necessary to provide greater confidence in the clinical decision.
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