title: Options in rebuilding an alveolar ridge in the postoperative cancer patient.
abstract: Rebuilding of the alveolar ridge is part of oral rehabilitation for the postoperative cancer patient. Consideration should be given to immediate or delayed reconstruction, the use of fixed or removable prostheses, and most importantly the patient's prognosis and expected outcome.
authors.affiliation: Dental Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wiesenfeld
mesh_terms: D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D006801:Humans; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery