Friday, October 23, 2026

Description of the problem – Oral condition of head and neck cancer patients treated by ablative surgery, primary versus secondary reconstruction and adjuvant therapies

9:00 – 9:45 a.m. Registration

Part 1 | 9:45 – 11:10 a.m.

• Welcome by the SORG Section Chairman (Starch-Jensen) and outlook to the course (Terheyden)
• The importance of primary free flap reconstruction and the proportion of head and neck cancer patients, who finally receive successful occlusal rehabilitation in European and worldwide centres (Mertens)
• Advantages of placing implants immediately after ablative surgery – biology of irradiation damage (Raghoebar)
• Surgical oncology, primary versus secondary reconstruction, and its organization in certified head and neck multidisciplinary tumour boards in accordance with the German Cancer Society (Terheyden)
• Discussion

Part 2 | 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

• Preservation of natural teeth and prevention of dental caries and xerostomia through irradiation, chemotherapy and modern immune therapies (Stadlinger)
• Radiation doses and radiation fields for typical head and neck cancer types (de Visscher)
• Bone sequestration and osteoradionecrosis due to dental implants after irradiation, chemotherapy and immune therapies (Gjerde)
• Preprosthetic surgery after jaw reconstructions with bone and skin flap tissues (Terheyden)
• Discussion

Part 3 | 2:00 – 3:10 p.m.

• Functional problems after head and neck cancer therapy – dysphagia, swallowing, dryness, speech, limited mouth opening, limited access (Starch-Jensen)
• Obturation versus reconstruction of maxillary defects (Möst)
• Cancer survivorship after head and neck tumour therapy – Quality of life and functional measurements in dependence of occlusal rehabilitation and primary versus secondary reconstruction (Terheyden)
• Discussion

Part 4 | 3:30 – 6:00 p.m.

• Evidence base for hyperbaric oxygen and other adjuvant therapies in the course of implant insertion and occlusal rehabilitation (Sjöström)
• Is bone and soft tissue augmentation possible in irradiated jaws? (Gjerde)
• Role of IPS preprosthetic subperiosteal implants, presentation of a large case series from Hannover (Rahlf)
• Discussion
• Discussion in small groups – outside walk in fresh air – meet the faculty

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Advanced solutions – concepts for occlusal rehabilitation of head and neck cancer patients

9:00 – 9:45 a.m. Registration

Part 1 | 9:00 – 10:40 a.m.

• Workflow and collaboration of surgery and prosthodontics in planning immediately placed dental implants for immediate reconstruction in head and neck cancer patients (Raghoebar)
• Results and evidence base of virtual planning for dental implants immediately with the bone reconstruction and immediate prosthetic concepts (Möst)
• Prosthetic challenges and concepts for cancer patients and irradiated jaws. Role of intraoral scanning versus impressions (Bjelopavlovic)
• Timing of dental implant placement in cancer and irradiated patients (Starch-Jensen)
• Survival and success rates of dental implants in irradiated jaws (Sjöström)
• Survival and success rates of dental implants in microvascular bone flaps versus adjacent bone (Mertens)
• Discussion

Part 2 | 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

• Evidence base, survival and success rates of additively fabricated subperiosteal implants (Stadlinger)
• Role of zygomatic implants and “ZIP” concepts (de Visscher)
• Role of IPS preprosthetic subperiosteal implants, case series Kassel (Terheyden)
• Prosthetic helpful hints and advice for IPS subperiosteal implants (Bjelopavlovic)
• Prosthetic concepts on IPS subperiosteal implants (Rahlf)
• Trouble shooting, framework exposure and periimplantitis treatment around subperiosteal implants (Terheyden)
• Discussion and presentation of the focused questions

Part 3 | 2:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Conclusions – Focused questions

• Breakout sessions, work in 4 groups 
  • a) What are the main challenges in occlusal rehabilitation of head and neck cancer patients?
  • b) What are the contributions of the members of a multidisciplinary team for occlusal rehabilitation of head and neck cancer patients?
  • c) Is there a quantifiable effect of occlusal rehabilitation on quality of life and function of head and neck cancer survivors?
  • d) How can we increase the proportion of head and neck cancer patients with a completed successful occlusal rehabilitation?
• Plenary discussion and formulation of a “SORG Resolution” for the importance of occlusal rehabilitation of cancer patients and need for research and advancement of the field
• Wrap-up, final remarks and thanks

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