Publications by authors named "L Halczy-Kowalik"
Background: The objective of rehabilitation after the treatment of a mandibular condyle fracture is to retrieve the effortless, symmetrical opening of the jaws with the preservation of appropriate movements to the sides, and appropriate occlusion without a sense of tension in the mastication muscles or pain sensations.
Objectives: The aim of the article was to establish the conditions of the rehabilitation of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) after the surgical treatment of a fractured condyle.
Material And Methods: The research featured 46 of patients treated surgically between January 2, 2017 and December 30, 2017.
Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity mucosa grows under conditions of poor oxygenation and nutrient scarcity. Reprogramming of lipid biosynthesis accompanies tumor growth, but the conditions under which it occurs are not fully understood. The fatty acid content of the serum, tumor tissue and adjacent tumor microenvironment was measured by gas chromatography in 30 patients with squamous cell carcinoma grade 1-3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Personality traits of the patients surgically treated due to oral cancer form anxiety and depression levels associated with body deformation, as well as life quality during illness, and they are also associated with life span of the patients. It is purposeful to take personality traits into account during treatment management and rehabilitation of the patients. The aim of work is to recognize the association between personality traits and functional rehabilitation course in the patients treated due to oral cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExcision of a part or the whole of tongue due to oral cancer disturbs swallowing and speech. Lower airways aspiration of the swallowed bolus in patients after such oral structures excision is a symptom of major swallowing disorder and may be the cause of aspiration pneumonia. Restoration of oral nutrition is possible after exclusion or reduction of aspiration threat in the patients.
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- A study examined epiglottic movement in 95 patients who had partial or total glossectomies due to tumors, assuming normal function prior to surgery since no preoperative assessments were completed.
- The early postoperative period showed that lack of epiglottic movement often led to aspiration, making swallowing ineffective in most cases observed (9 out of 10).
- While 72% of patients demonstrated normal epiglottic mobility post-surgery, some patients modified their swallowing techniques to manage aspiration risk, but certain compensatory actions failed to improve swallowing competency.