title: Surgical stents for the head and neck cancer patient.
abstract: Split-thickness skin graft reconstruction following intraoral cancer surgery maintains functional mobility within the oral cavity and gives excellent support for the final intraoral rehabilitative prosthesis. We describe the use of a dental material, called tissue conditioner, for skin graft immobilization as an alternative to the usual gauze bolus and thermoplastic materials following surgery in various intraoral anatomic sites.
mesh_terms: D003778:Dentures; D006801:Humans; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014016:Tissue Conditioning, Dental / Q000379:methods*