Osseointegrated Implants: A Potential Route of Entry for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Mandible

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 397-399

  Schache, Andrew ^a   Thavaraj, Selvam ^a   Kalavrezos, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Osseointegrated implants; Tumour invasion

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE CANCER; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MANDIBLE RESECTION; NECK DISSECTION; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TISSUE SLICE; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBULAR NEOPLASMS; OSSEOINTEGRATION; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 44649164438     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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