BACKGROUND In this study, we aimed to investigate the impact of surgical procedures on the body image of head and neck cancer patients treated with radiotherapy and with or without radical surgery. METHODS A cross-sectional survey of 150 patients with head and neck cancer was conducted. Sixty patients had nasopharyngeal cancer treated with definitive radiotherapy without surgery, and 90 patie...

Abstract Background SPECT/CT has been applied for preoperative planning of MRONJ. Furthermore, the SUV using bone enabled quantitative analysis jaw lesions. This study aimed to evaluate role SUVs in MRONJ, especially relation CBCT and histopathological findings resected mandibulectomy. The preliminary was conducted on five MRONJ patients who underwent mandibulectomy after SPECT/CT. Results SUVm...

Introduction: Loss of mandibular continuity, jaw deviation, extensive freely movable soft tissues, and difficulty in mastication, swallowing, speech are the re-sults hemi-mandibulectomy, which adversely affect patients’ quality life. Management such patients by fixed or removable prostheses is a complex chal-lenging approach as type prosthesis determinant factor successful reha-bilitation. Case...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to analyze differences in necrotic changes between cortical and cancellous bone in resection margins after segmental mandibulectomy for advanced mandibular osteoradionecrosis. METHODS Anteroposterior bone specimens from eleven patients who underwent segmental mandibulectomy with simultaneous free fibula flap reconstruction for advanced osteoradionecrosis were analy...

This case report describes the fabrication of a prosthesis for the rehabilitation of an elderly male patient with a large facial defect after mandibulectomy. After surgical resection, the patient’s defect involved the lower lip and cheek and connected to the oral cavity. The surgeons desired a prosthetic solution to improve speech, mastication, deglutition, and esthetics. An acrylic base (Palap...

Aim: Surgical removal of tumors in the mandible leads to discontinuity of bone which requires surgical reconstruction of the defect to provide a suitable tissue foundation for an acceptable prosthesis. At times when reconstructive surgeries are not possible, prosthetic rehabilitation is a successful alternative. In the present article, prosthetic rehabilitation using neutral zone technique has ...

Surgical resection of the mandible due to presence of benign or malignant tumor is the most common cause of the mandibular deviation. Depending upon the location and extent of the tumor in the mandible, various surgical treatment modalities like marginal, segmental, hemi, subtotal, or total mandibulectomy can be performed. The clinicians must wait for extensive period of time for completion of ...

OBJECTIVE To reconstruct segmental mandibulectomy using calcium phosphate ceramics and collagen membrane with a delayed bone marrow grafting in experimental animals. DESIGN Defects of segmental mandibulectomy were filled with calcium phosphate granules and wrapped with a collagen membrane in 4 dogs and left empty as a control in 2 dogs. Two months later, a bone marrow graft was injected into ...

Lateral segmental mandibulectomy can be associated with sequelae, such as mouth opening limitation and mandibular deviation, that lead to altered oral functions (chewing, swallowing, speech) complex prosthetic management. The authors present a new protocol for surface electromyography (sEMG) motion recording help clinicians decision-making dental treatment planning mandibulectomy. clinical case...