Assessing stomatognathic performance after mandibulectomy according to the method of mandibular reconstruction

• Published in: International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery Vol. 44; no. 8; pp. 948 - 955
• Main Authors: Ishida, S., Shibuya, Y., Kobayashi, M., Komori, T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2015
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Child; Electromyography; Female; Humans; Male; Mandible - physiology; Mandible - surgery; mandibular movement; Mandibular Neoplasms - surgery; mandibular reconstruction; Mandibular Reconstruction - methods; mandibulectomy; Mastication - physiology; masticatory muscles; Masticatory Muscles - physiology; masticatory performance; Middle Aged; Muscle Fatigue - physiology; Oral Health; Sickness Impact Profile; stomatognathic performance; Surgery; Surgical Flaps; Surveys and Questionnaires; masticatory performance; masticatory muscles; mandibulectomy; mandibular movement; mandibular reconstruction; stomatognathic performance

The aim of this study was to investigate stomatognathic performance after mandibulectomy. Twenty-six subjects were classified into two groups: the mandibular continuity (MC) group were reconstructed and kept in MC, while the mandibular non-continuity (MNC) group lost MC. Stomatognathic performance w...