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Treatment of Hemi‐Mandibulectomy Defect with Implant‐Supported Telescopic Removable Prosthesis. A Clinical Report
Author(s) -
Ntounis Athanasios,
Patras Michael,
Pelekanos Stavros,
Polyzois Gregory
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of prosthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.902
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1532-849X
pISSN - 1059-941X
DOI - 10.1111/jopr.12012
Subject(s) - medicine , prosthesis , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , implant , fibula , head and neck , dentistry , mandibular neoplasms , dental prosthesis , tongue , glossectomy , surgery , maxilla , tibia , botany , pathology , biology , genus
Excision of head and neck tumors (benign or malignant) often leads to large segmental resections of the mandible. The following clinical report describes the oral rehabilitation of a 60‐year‐old Caucasian man after partial mandibulectomy due to primary oral leiomyosarcoma. Treatment consisted of a free fibula flap and an implant‐supported telescopic removable prosthesis.