Prosthodontic and speech rehabilitation after partial and complete glossectomy.
A multidisciplinary approach to the rehabilitation of four glossectomy patients has been presented. Points emphasized were the anatomic defects, their effect on the three oral functions of mastication, deglutition, and speech, and the various prosthetic modifications found most effective to restore the impaired oral functions.
D000368:Aged; D003679:Deglutition; D003779:Denture Design; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D003829:Denture, Partial; D005927:Glossectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008409:Mastication; D008875:Middle Aged; D009065:Mouth Rehabilitation; D013060:Speech; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013070:Speech Therapy; D014059:Tongue / Q000502:physiology; D014716:Vertical Dimension