Treatment of Hemi‐Mandibulectomy Defect with Implant‐Supported Telescopic Removable Prosthesis. A Clinical Report | Zendy

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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.

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