Obturators and facial prostheses are important not only in rehabilitation and aesthetics, but
also in patient re-socialisation. The level of reintegration is directly related to the degree of …

Objective To outline a contemporary review of defect classification and reconstructive
options. Design Review article. Setting Tertiary care referral centers. Results Although …

The purpose of this study was to investigate how patients with maxillofacial defects evaluate
their quality of life after maxillectomy and prosthodontic therapy with obturator prostheses …

Background. This cross‐sectional study sought to determine patient quality of life and
function after prosthetic rehabilitation for maxillary and palate defects following cancer …

Background Maxillary defects predispose patients to different undesirable effects. The aim of
this study was to assess the quality of life (QoL) of patients with maxillary defects …

Purpose Surgical resection of midface neoplasms and subsequent reconstruction have
been shown to have significant negative effects on quality of life (QOL). The purpose of this …

The purpose of this study was to establish and evaluate new possibilities for rehabilitation of
patients with obturator prosthesis who had undergone partial or total maxillectomy because …

Maxillectomy defects can be reconstructed by a prosthetic obturator or (free) flap transfer, but
there is no consensus about the optimal method. This study evaluated 32 maxillectomy …

Oral and oropharyngeal cancers are amongst the commonest cancers worldwide and
present a major health problem. Owing to their critical anatomical location and complex …

This is the third book in the series “Children's Speech and Literacy Difficulties” and is based
on research and practice with school-age children with persisting speech and associated …