van den Heever J H, Sykes L M, Du Plessis F
School of Dentistry, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
SADJ. 2012 Nov;67(10):593-5.
Oral cancer may affect up to 275 000 new patients per year worldwide. Many of these will be disfigured by the destruction of tissue within the face and head area. Maxillofacial prosthodontics can play a vital role in restoring such patients to a semblance of normality in appearance and function. This article will describe the role of maxillofacial prosthodontics in the treatment of these oral cancer patients.
全球每年口腔癌新发病例可能多达27.5万例。其中许多患者会因面部和头部组织遭到破坏而毁容。颌面修复学在使这类患者在外观和功能上恢复到接近正常状态方面可发挥至关重要的作用。本文将阐述颌面修复学在这些口腔癌患者治疗中的作用。
