Clinical evaluation of implants in patients with maxillofacial defects

Table 1 Details of patients and implants

Patients (n)	16
Implants (n)	58
Patient age (mean, yr)	39
Patient gender	10 female, 6 male
Type of injury	firearm injuries (3 patients; 2 male, 1 female) or ablative tumor surgery (13 patients; 8 male, 5 female)
Insertion time of the implants	1 year after reconstructive surgeries for firearm injuries (n = 3) 2 years later for the patients who have undergone ablative tumor surgery (n = 13)
Loading time of the implants	3 mo after insertion for lower jaw and 6 mo after insertion for upper jaw for every patient
Location of implants	41 in the mandible, 17 in the maxilla
Type of prosthesis	8 patients received fixed prosthesis, 6 patients received overdentures, 2 patients received both

Table 2 Oral HEALTH IMPACT PROFILE total and 7 domain mean scores

OHIP total	5.5 (range 0-56)
Functional limitation	0.31(range 0-8)
Physical pain	1.56 (range 0-8)
Psychological discomfort	1.37 (range 0-8)
Physical disability	1.06 (range 0-8)
Psychological disability	0.56 (range 0-8)
Social disability	0.18 (range 0-8)
Handicap	0.25 (range 0-8)

OHIP: Oral Health Impact Profile.