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. 2020 Jun:105:104663.
doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104663. Epub 2020 Apr 6.

Rehabilitation post maxillary and mandibular reconstruction: Current status and future approaches

Omar Breik  1 , Heather Goodrum  2 , Hitesh Koria  3 , Stefan Edmondson  3 , Prav Praveen  4 , Satyesh Parmar  4
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Rehabilitation post maxillary and mandibular reconstruction: Current status and future approaches

Omar Breik et al. Oral Oncol. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

Rehabilitation post reconstruction in head and neck cancer surgery is a vital component to improving quality of life. In this paper we discuss the current approaches to reconstruction of the maxilla and mandible and how they pertain to rehabilitation. There is a detailed discussion of dental rehabilitative challenges with different composite flaps and ways to solve those challenges. We conclude with a discussion about future approaches to reconstruction and how they will impact on improving rehabilitative outcomes and ultimately improve the quality of life of our patients.

Keywords: Dental rehabilitation; Head and neck; Implants; Microvascular reconstruction; Oral cancer; Virtual planning.

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Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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