Surgical Pathology of Oral Cancer
Fig. 2.1 Anatomical structure of the mandibular gingiva (3) Buccal mucosa: According to the UICC classification, the mucosal layer of the cheeks, mucosa of the upper and lower alveolobuccal…
Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstruction
Fig. 9.1 Disability/rehabilitation medicine and maintenance of social life. (a) Tumor resection: maintenance of biological life. (b) Reconstruction and disability/rehabilitation medicine: maintenance of social life. (c) Oral cancer therapy today:…
Management of Speech Disorders Following Treatment for Oral Cancer
Fig. 16.1 Syllable intelligibility in 27 maxillectomized patients Fig. 16.2 Speech intelligibility in 27 maxillectomized patients Xerostomia is also a common side effect of radiation treatment secondary to inadequate salivation….
Clinical Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
Fig. 6.1 A squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue showing the indurative type of observational findings and the endophytic type of clinical growth pattern Fig. 6.2 A squamous cell carcinoma…
Radiotherapy
Fig. 11.1 Patient positioning and immobilization. External radiation treatment is generally performed with the patient in a supine position and wearing a custom-made thermoplastic mask 11.3.1.2 Target Volume The gross…
Oral and Dental Healthcare for Oral Cancer Patients: Planning, Management, and Dental Treatment
During radiotherapy After radiotherapy Mucositis Salivary gland dysfunction Taste disturbance Caries Periodontal disease Salivary gland dysfunction Trismus Osteoradionecrosis of jaws Hypoplasia of jaws Dental developmental abnormalities 15.1.1.1 Radiation-Induced Oral Mucositis…
Epidemiology of the Oral Cancer
Fig. 1.1 Number of deaths due to oral and pharyngeal cancers by developed country (per 100,000 population). Increase is observed only in Japan among developed countries and this is a…
Chemotherapy
Fig. 13.1 The catheterization method for intra-arterial infusion. (a, b) Catheterization into ECA near a tumor-feeding artery via STA (a) or a superior thyroid artery (b) with a straight catheter….
Prosthetic Reconstruction for Oral Cancer Patients Using Dental Implants
Fig. 10.1 Maxillary defect after amputation in an edentulous patient. In this situation, an obturator is not favorable to function as a removable partial denture without optimal support Fig. 10.2…
Management of the Neck
Level Lymph node group Boundary Superior Inferior Anterior (medial) Posterior (lateral) IA Submental nodes Symphysis of mandible Body of hyoid bone Anterior belly of the contralateral digastric muscle Anterior belly…
