title: [Prosthetic rehabilitation after loss of the tongue].
abstract: By fitting defect prosthesis, the act of swallowing, normalization of speech, and improvement in mastication were restored in many patients with tongue loss. The defect prosthesis also served to increase the volume and mobility of the tongue.
mesh_terms: D003679:Deglutition; D006801:Humans; D008409:Mastication / Q000592:standards; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013060:Speech; D014059:Tongue / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Defektprothetische Massnahmen nach Zungenverlust.