Maxillofacial rehabilitation of a 7-year-old boy with osteosarcoma of the mandible using a free fibula flap and implant-supported prosthesis: a clinical report.
This clinical report describes the multidisciplinary approach in the maxillofacial rehabilitation of a 7-year-old boy diagnosed with osteosarcoma of the mandible. Following surgical resection of the left half of the mandible from the angle to the parasymphyseal region, a free osseocutaneous flap from the fibula was used to successfully reconstruct the mandible. Dental implants were subsequently placed, and an implant-supported, removable mandibular resection prosthesis was fabricated. Prosthodontic planning and treatment considerations in a growing child with a reconstructed mandible are discussed.
Bidra
Avinash S
AS
Department of Prosthodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA. avinashbidra@yahoo.com
Hofstede
Theresa M
TM
Skoracki
Roman J
RJ
Jacob
Rhonda F
RF
D002648:Child; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D005360:Fibula / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D055806:Microvessels / Q000601:surgery; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013524:Surgical Flaps