Introduction: Oral health management is often difficult in patients after surgical tumor resection and/or radiotherapy due to defects, bulky flaps, limitation of tongue movement, and trismus. In addition, patients who...
Schwannoma or neurilemmoma is a neurogenic tumor. Around 25% - 45% cases of schwannomas occur in the head and neck, of which less than 4% occurs in the nasal cavity and the paranasal sinuses. Isolated schwannomas of t...
The aim of this study was to present our experience in the management of the recalcitrant upper lip and describe the surgical technique. We took a retrospective chart review of all patients who underwent reconstructio...
What could be better than improving the comfort and quality of life of a patient with a life-threatening disease?Maxillectomy,the partial or total removal of the maxilla in patients suffering from benign or malignant ...
Large oro-antral communication, associated with total maxillectomy, may lead speech and/or swallowing dysfunction. These surgical defects are packed with obuturator or prosthesis following surgery;however, achieving r...
Background Patients with maxillary tumor often suffer from trismus after maxillectomy, which could turn out to be a permanent sequela without proper intervention. In this study, the efficacy of mouth opening exercises...
Oral cancer treatment primarily focused on the surgical removal of cancer tissues followed by surgical/prosthetic reconstruction.Restoration of the missing structures immediately after surgery shortens recovery time a...
Objectives: To evaluate the clinical presentation and treatment outcome of all patients treated for inverted papilloma at the University Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia. Methods: A retrospective review of 22 patients ...
The presence of a large palatal or maxillary defect after partial or total maxillectomy for tumor, trauma or congenital deformation poses a challenge to prosthodontists, particularly when the use of an implant cannot ...
OBJECTIVE To investigate the feasibility of employing a modified midfacial degloving in maxillectomy. METHODS Eight patients with carcinoma of the maxillary sinus underwent a modified midfacial degloving operation. Th...