A small number of residual teeth after the mandibular resection of oral cancer is associated with titanium reconstruction plate exposure

• Main Authors: Hiromi Hirohata (Author), Toru Yanagawa (Author), Shohei Takaoka (Author), Kenji Yamagata (Author), Kaoru Sasaki (Author), Yoichiro Shibuya (Author), Fumihiko Uchida (Author), Satoshi Fukuzawa (Author), Katsuhiko Tabuchi (Author), Shogo Hasegawa (Author), Naomi Ishibashi‐Kanno (Author), Mitsuru Sekido (Author), Hiroki Bukawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective Reconstruction plates are used to treat patients with a segmental mandibular defect after oral cancer surgery. Reconstruction plate failure analysis has rarely focused on occlusion, which conducts a mechanical force to the mandible and the plate. To determine the prognostic factor...