Oral squamous cell carcinoma after dental implant treatment

ABSTRACT Peri-implantitis is an inflammatory response of the soft tissue surrounding osteointegrated implants. Squamous cell carcinoma can be sometimes confused clinically with peri-implantitis, and there have been various cases published of squamous cell carcinoma development in areas surrounding dental implants. Between 2008 and 2017, 6 cases of SCC surrounding implants were reported. 66.6% had a previous history of OSCC and association with risk factors (tobacco or alcohol consumption) was present in three patients. A literature search retrieved 54 cases (25 articles) published between 1996 and 2017. 42.6% of the patients had a previous history of OSCC, 42.6% of them also had risk factors, and 51.9% of the patients had some type of pre-malignant lesion. Of the 18 patients that had no past oncological history or pre-malignant lesion (33.3%), 8 of them did not have any risk factors either. The incidence rate of oral squamous cell carcinoma surrounding implants seems to be higher in patients with previous oral tumors. Therefore, a close follow-up of these at-risk patients (tobacco or alcohol consumption, or previous history of cancer) should be carried out, especially those that present peri-implantitis.

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Main Authors: Brabyn,Philip J., Naval,Luis, Zylberberg,Ian, Muñoz-Guerra,Mario Fernando
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Española de Cirugía Oral y Maxilofacial y de Cabeza y Cuello 2018
Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-05582018000400176
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