Comparison of maxillectomy patients with immediate versus delayed obturator prosthesis placement

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 308-312

  Lapointe, Henry J ^a,b   Lampe, Howard B ^b   Taylor, S Mark ^b  

^a Faculty of Dentistry   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Maxillectomy; Obturator prosthesis; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAXILLA CANCER; MAXILLA RESECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS;

ADULT; AGED; BANDAGES; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MAXILLARY NEOPLASMS; MAXILLOFACIAL PROSTHESIS; MIDDLE AGED; PALATAL OBTURATORS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029906076     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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