Validation of the O-bridge Protocol, Ensuring Immediate or Delayed Prosthetic Rehabilitation in Oncology Patients Undergoing Jaw Reconstruction: a Prospective, Multicenter Trial
Surgical reconstruction to restore oral function and aesthetics after major ablative surgery in the oral cavity forms a challenge to maxillofacial surgeons, and greatly impacts patient' quality of life (QOL). The Oncological-bridge (O-bridge®) protocol, which offers (immediate/delayed) fixed prosthetic rehabilitation in a minimum of sessions and a strongly reduced two-week treatment time.
• Patients with a histologically or clinically confirmed diagnosis of ORN, MRONJ, as classified by respectively Lyons et al. (Lyons, et al., 2014) and Ruggiero et al. (Ruggiero, et al., 2009) (Ruggiero, et al., 2014) or a benign or malignant tumour located in the oral cavity and jaw bone (NCCN, 2015) (Sobin, et al., 2009), requiring marginal, segmental or total jaw resection
• Patients eligible for jaw and oral cavity reconstruction combined with immediate/delayed implant loading for fixed prosthetic rehabilitation
• Patients not eligible for conventional removable prosthetic rehabilitation