Oral functional outcome after intraoral reconstruction with nasolabial flaps

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 150-155

  Hofstra, E I ^a   Hofer, S O P ^b   Nauta, J M ^a   Roodenburg, J L N ^a   Lichtendahl, D H E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Floor of mouth; Intraoral reconstruction; Nasolabial flap; Oral function; Tumor surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE RESECTION; MASTICATION; MOUTH CARCINOMA; ORAL SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FLAP; SPEECH; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SWALLOWING; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1242330336     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2003.11.012     Document Type: Article

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