Prosthodontic principles in surgical planning for maxillary and mandibular resection patients.
Discussion between the surgeon and prosthodontist on surgical planning is important. It is necessary that they each be aware of the other's problems. Only in this way can continuity be established between surgical and prosthetic procedures. This will provide a maximum level of treatment for the maxillofacial patients, thereby returning them to society most expeditiously.
D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D008447:Maxillofacial Prosthesis; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011476:Prosthodontics; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014070:Tooth / Q000502:physiology; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous