| Title |
The zygomatic implant perforated (ZIP) flap: a new technique for combined surgical reconstruction and rapid fixed dental rehabilitation following low-level maxillectomy
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Implant Dentistry, July 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40729-017-0100-8 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
C. J. Butterworth, S. N. Rogers |
| Abstract |
This aim of this report is to describe the development and evolution of a new surgical technique for the immediate surgical reconstruction and rapid post-operative prosthodontic rehabilitation with a fixed dental prosthesis following low-level maxillectomy for malignant disease.The technique involves the use of a zygomatic oncology implant perforated micro-vascular soft tissue flap (ZIP flap) for the primary management of maxillary malignancy with surgical closure of the resultant maxillary defect and the installation of osseointegrated support for a zygomatic implant-supported maxillary fixed dental prosthesis.The use of this technique facilitates extremely rapid oral and dental rehabilitation within a few weeks of resective surgery, providing rapid return to function and restoring appearance following low-level maxillary resection, even in cases where radiotherapy is required as an adjuvant treatment post-operatively. The ZIP flap technique has been adopted as a standard procedure in the unit for the management of low-level maxillary malignancy, and this report provides a detailed step-by-step approach to treatment and discusses modifications developed over the treatment of an initial cohort of patients. |
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| Student > Master | 17 | 27% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 11 | 17% |
| Unknown | 12 | 19% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 45 | 70% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 2% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 2% |
| Materials Science | 1 | 2% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 2% |
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