Masticatory efficiency after rehabilitation of acquired maxillary and mandibular defects

The effect of oral cancer with its therapeutic intervention involves significant facial and functional disabilities. It is customary to rehabilitate these patients by surgical or prosthetic means. Studies have been done to assess mastication and other functions after rehabilitation. A review of thes...

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Autores principales: Vijayaraghavan, N. Vasantha, Ramesh, Ganesh, Thareja, Amit, Patil, Seema
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4558749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26392731
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-962X.155880
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Sumario:The effect of oral cancer with its therapeutic intervention involves significant facial and functional disabilities. It is customary to rehabilitate these patients by surgical or prosthetic means. Studies have been done to assess mastication and other functions after rehabilitation. A review of these studies for assessing masticatory function has been done under separate sections for maxillary and mandibular defects. Different masticatory tests are mentioned. Further scope for research has been highlighted.

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