Rehabilitation after mandibular reconstruction with fibula free-flap: clinical outcome and quality of life assessment

Longitudinal evaluation of health-related quality of life after osteoradionecrosis of the mandible

“…If multiple records were available, those closest to 12 months were selected. The median (IQR) time from diagnosis of ORN to the record selected was 11 (8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14) months, and the medians of the 4 groups ranged from 9 to 14 months. Adjustment for overall survival to 3 months gave a 49% response for the data.…”

The impact of oral rehabilitation on oral health-related quality of life in patients receiving radiotherapy for the treatment of head and neck cancer

“…This aspect should always be taken into account during dental treatment if extensive prosthetic treatment is intended. It is conceivable that complicated treatments to address extreme situations, such as implants to restore the essential functions of the masticatory system such as speaking or swallowing, may be an exception [30]. Future investigations are merited to determine whether patients with gum defects benefit comparatively more from prosthetic rehabilitation than patients with tumors located in other anatomical regions [31,32].…”

Evaluation of Non-vascular Fibula Graft for Mandibular Reconstruction

“…Quality of life (QOL) may be described as the ''gap between one's actual functional level and one's ideal standard,'' but it is dynamic, changing over time and situations [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]. Rogers et al [26] stated that with longterm survivors, long-term results of quality of life are similar to that determined after 1 year of surgery.…”