Oral rehabilitation of patients after maxillectomy. A systematic review
British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery May 01, 2018
dos Santos DM, et al. - Researchers sought to identify studies on possible treatments in patients who had maxillectomy. They systematically searched the Scopus, Embase, PubMed/Medline, and Cochrane databases to collect data on patients’ characteristics, radiotherapy, and results related to speech, swallowing, mastication or diet, chewing, aesthetics, and quality of life. A total of 86 had reconstructive surgery, 91 were treated with obturator prostheses, 39 had reconstructive surgery or obturator prostheses associated with implants, and 36 had reconstruction plus an obturator prosthesis out of the 252 patients included. Experts noted a lack of consensus about the indication for rehabilitation, as the treatment ought to be based on the individual characteristics of each patient.
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