title: [Tongue prosthesis].
abstract: Surgical treatment for tumors of the tongue and floor of the oral cavity often results in impaired swallowing and speech function. A method is described to improve oral functions after total glossectomy by constructing a removable tongue prosthesis in a multidisciplinary clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: van Croonenburg
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aalders
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de Visser
mesh_terms: D005927:Glossectomy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009060:Mouth Floor; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014059:Tongue; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation*
vernacular_title: De tongprothese.