Christian Brandtner

Dr. Christian Brandtner

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Academic Career Length

12Years (2015-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 November 2015 in Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery
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CBChristian Brandtner
Christian Brandtner
HBHeinz Bürger
Heinz Bürger
JHJohannes Hachleitner
Johannes Hachleitner
AGAlexander Gaggl
Alexander Gaggl

1 October 2015 in Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery
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CBChristian Brandtner
Christian Brandtner
JHJohannes Hachleitner
Johannes Hachleitner
CRChristian Rippel
Christian Rippel
CKChristian Krenkel
Christian Krenkel
AGAlexander Gaggl
Alexander Gaggl

1 June 2015 in International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
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CBChristian Brandtner
Christian Brandtner
JHJ. Hachleitner
J. Hachleitner
HBH. Buerger
H. Buerger
AGA. Gaggl
A. Gaggl

1 July 2016 in British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
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CBChristian Brandtner
Christian Brandtner
JHJohannes Hachleitner
Johannes Hachleitner
GBGian Battista Bottini
Gian Battista Bottini
HBHeinz Buerger
Heinz Buerger
AGAlexander Gaggl
Alexander Gaggl

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KZKatharina Zeman-Kuhnert
Katharina Zeman-Kuhnert
AGAlexander Gaggl
Alexander Gaggl
GBGian Battista Bottini
Gian Battista Bottini
JWJoern Wittig
Joern Wittig
GZGeorg Johannes Zimmermann
Georg Johannes Zimmermann
CBChristian Brandtner
Christian Brandtner
Background/Objectives: Dental rehabilitation after extended tumour resection and jaw reconstruction is challenging. The present study aimed to report the prosthetic outcome and quality of life (QoL) in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) after microvascular alveolar ridge reconstruction. Methods: The prosthetic outcomes of all consecutive patients with HNC who underwent microvascular alveolar ridge reconstruction at the University Hospital Salzburg between 2011 and 2018 were investigated. Oral health-related QoL (OHrQoL) and overall QoL were assessed using the validated Oral Health Impact Profile-49 (OHIP-49) and Short Form-36 questionnaires. Results: During the study period, 115 consecutive patients with head and neck cancer underwent microvascular jaw reconstruction. Among them, 23.3% and 27.4% received conventional tissue-borne prostheses and implant-supported prostheses, respectively, while 48.7% did not undergo dental rehabilitation. The prosthetic outcome was not associated with tumour stage (p = 0.32). Oral health-related quality of life (OHrQoL) was best in patients with implant-supported dental rehabilitation (OHIP-49 median score = 7) and worst in those with conventional removable dentures (OHIP-49 median score = 54). The corresponding OHIP-49 median score for patients who could not undergo dental rehabilitation was 30.5. All Short Form-36 subscale scores were equal to or higher than the malignancy norm scores. Conclusions: After microvascular jaw reconstruction, approximately one-third of the HNC patients received adequate implant-supported dental rehabilitation. However, the risk of dental rehabilitation failure was 50%. The different prosthetic outcomes affected OHrQoL, but not overall QoL.

1 February 2019 in British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
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GBGian Battista Bottini
Gian Battista Bottini
CBChristian Brandtner
Christian Brandtner
CSChristoph Steiner
Christoph Steiner
JWJörn Wittig
Jörn Wittig
FHFelix Hartig
Felix Hartig
AGAlexander Gaggl
Alexander Gaggl