Removable partial prosthesis combined with swallowing training is an efficient clinical solution for oral cancer post-operation patients with palatal defect and dysphagia: a prospective study.

Objective: Dysphagia is one of the major complications of oral cancer patients, and is disturbing thousands of patients worldwide. Our study aim to evaluate the clinical efficacy of prosthesis combined with swallowing training on palatal defect and dysphagia in post-operative oral cancer patients.

Materials And Methods: Sixteen oral cancer patients with palatal defect and dysphagia post-operation were treated with removable prosthesis and individualized swallowing function training.

Reconstruction of Acquired Segmental Mandibular Defects Using Pedicled Mandibular Muscle Flap and Evaluation of Speech Function and Aesthetic Outcomes.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical effect of pedicled mandibular osteomuscular flap in the reconstouring of repair of acquired segmental mandibular defects.

Patients And Methods: Thirteen patients with acquired segmental mandibular defects requiring secondary repair were included into the study. Pedicled mandibular osteomuscular flap was applied with strong internal fixation to repair the mandibular defects.

Outcomes of patients with mucoepidermoid carcinoma of minor salivary gland in palate undergoing radical resection followed by submental flap reconstruction.

Objective: To investigate the outcomes of patients with mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the palate undergoing pedicled facial-submental artery island flap (FSIF) reconstruction following resection.

Patients And Methods: 41 patients with early stage disease and 9 patients with advanced-stage disease underwent radical excision and neck dissection. 37 IIb, 4 class IIa and 9 IIIb maxillary defects were reconstructed with FSIF, folded FSIF or folded FSIF with titanium mesh respectively.

Reconstruction of Large Acquired Palatal Defects Using Facial-Submental Artery Island Flap.

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and clinical effect of facial-submental artery island flap (FSAIF) in the repair of palatal defects, and to provide reference for the clinical application of submental artery island flap.

Methods: Nine patients with palatal defects, the range of nasal palatal perforation defects were 3 cm × 4cm to 3 cm × 6 cm (median 3 cm × 5.4 cm), were repaired by FSAIF, and the sizes of FSAIF were 4 cm × 9cm to 4 cm × 12 cm (median 4 cm × 10.

Treatment of donor site wounds using facial skin remaining in the scar area.

Reconstruction of cheek skin defects is surgically challenging. We evaluated the outcomes of using cheek skin remaining in the scar area for treating donor site wounds following the repair of cheek skin defects using full-thickness skin. We conducted a retrospective case series study that included 12 patients with a scar of the cheek.

Vermilionectomy followed by reconstruction of the vermilion mucosa using allograft dermal matrix in patients with actinic cheilitis of the lower lip.

Background: When treating actinic cheilitis (AC), it is essential to minimize the risk of malignant transformation (MT) and maintain lip functionality and cosmesis.

Aims: We evaluated the outcomes of vermilionectomy followed by reconstruction of the vermilion mucosa using allograft dermal matrix (ADM) in patients with AC of the lower lip.

Materials And Methods: We evaluated eight patients with lower lip AC who underwent vermilion mucosa reconstruction using ADM after vermilionectomy.

Dysphagia in Tongue Cancer Patients Before and After Surgery.

Purpose: To define factors influencing postoperative aspiration in tongue cancer patients and to analyze the characteristics of dysphagia before and after surgery.

Materials And Methods: A total of 112 tongue cancer patients participated in this work. Videofluoroscopic swallowing studies were performed in all patients before and after surgery.

Characteristics of temporomandibular joint vibrations in anterior disk displacement with reduction in adults.

The objective to the present study was to compare temporomandibular joint (TMJ) vibration in anterior disk displacement with reduction (ADDWR) in adults and to explore the diagnostic value of frequency spectrography of TMJ vibrations. Twenty-one patients with ADDWR formed the case group and were further divided into three subgroups according to the degree of disk displacement, and 26 symptomless adults formed the control group. The joint vibration was recorded during rhythmic maximal open-close jaw movement using JVA/JT, BioPAK (Bioresearch, Inc.

[Relationship between occlusal plane and masticatory path in youth with individual normal occlusion].

Objective: To investigate the characteristics of and relationship between occlusal plane and masticatory path in young adults with individual normal occlusion, and to provide clinical implications on both morphological and functional reference of occlusal plane location.

Methods: Forty-three young adults with individual normal occlusion were included. Lateral projections of cephalometric radiographs were taken.