title: Treatment of hemi-mandibulectomy defect with implant-supported telescopic removable prosthesis. A clinical report.
abstract: Excision of head and neck tumors (benign or malignant) often leads to large segmental resections of the mandible. The following clinical report describes the oral rehabilitation of a 60-year-old Caucasian man after partial mandibulectomy due to primary oral leiomyosarcoma. Treatment consisted of a free fibula flap and an implant-supported telescopic removable prosthesis.
authors: Resident in Graduate Periodontology Clinic, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA. thanosnt@uab.edu
authors: Athanasios
authors: A
authors: Ntounis
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Patras
authors: Stavros
authors: S
authors: Pelekanos
authors: Gregory
authors: G
authors: Polyzois
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D003442:Crowns; D059605:Dental Implant-Abutment Design; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003779:Denture Design; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D058752:Free Tissue Flaps / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D063168:Mandibular Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D063175:Mandibular Reconstruction / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants
keywords: Fibula free flap; implants; removable dental prosthesis; telescopic