Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Head and Neck Cancer Patients

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.

• 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.

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