title: The efficacy of a lingual augmentation prosthesis for swallowing after a glossectomy: a clinical report.
abstract: The excision of malignant tongue tumors often produces tongue defects that can cause dysphagia. A palatal augmentation prosthesis is frequently used to treat such dysphagia. This report describes a patient who received a palatal augmentation prosthesis after a glossectomy for malignant cancer of the tongue; however, no improvement was noted in swallowing function. A lingual augmentation prosthesis was then applied to the mandible, which resulted in improved swallowing function.
authors.affiliation: Instructor, Division of Oral and Facial Disorders, Osaka University Dental Hospital, Osaka, Japan. Electronic address: k-okuno@dent.osaka-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okuno
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Division of Oral and Facial Disorders, Osaka University Dental Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Kanji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nohara
authors.affiliation: Chief, Division of Dentistry, Shitennoji Yawaragien Hospital Home, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobukazu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: Director, Center for Oral Functional Disorders, Sasao Dental Clinic, Yamaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sasao
authors.affiliation: Professor, Division of Functional Oral Neuroscience, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Takayoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakai
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D003679:Deglutition / Q000502:physiology*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D058752:Free Tissue Flaps / Q000637:transplantation; D005927:Glossectomy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013065:Speech Intelligibility / Q000502:physiology; D014059:Tongue / Q000502:physiology; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery