The management of malignant tumors associated with the maxilla, tongue, floor of the mouth, mandible, and adjacent structures represents a difficult challenge for the surgical specialist and prosthodontist regarding both control of the primary disease and rehabilitation following surgical treatment.
Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Head Neck Cancer Patients is an easy-to-read clinical guide covering the latest multidisciplinary approaches to the treatment of head and neck cancers — from effective surgical management to psychosocial aspects and improved quality of life.
Features:- Discusses rehabilitation of various defects in the head neck region due to surgical resection of tumors with newly available technology.
- Covers interdisciplinary surgical management, including both prosthetic treatment and psychosocial management related to craniomaxillofacial rehabilitation, with a focus on improving patients’ quality of life.
- Offers a multidisciplinary approach with valuable contributions from a variety of specialists with experience in head and neck cancer rehabilitation.
Table of Contents - 1. Introduction to Maxillofacial Rehabilitation
- 2. Anatomical Considerations in Maxillofacial Surgery and Rehabilitation
- 3. Tumors of Head and Neck Region: An Overview
- 4. History of Plastic Surgery and General Concepts of Reconstruction
- 5. Radiotherapy Treatment: Planning and Posttreatment Care
- 6. Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Mandibular Defects
- 7. Rehabilitation of Soft Palate Prosthesis
- 8. Tongue and Palatal Augmentation Prosthesis
- 9. Treatment Planning and Prosthetic Management of Ocular Defects
- 10. Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Orbital Defects
- 11. Facial Prosthesis
- 12. Tracheoesophageal Prosthesis
- 13. Rehabilitation of Cleft Palate Defects
- 14. Psychosocial Implications in Head-Neck Cancer Patients and Social Work Intervention
- 15. Regeneration of Hard and Soft Tissues
- 16. Applications of Various Tissue Grafts
- 17. Materials in Maxillofacial Prosthesis
