Maxillofacial rehabilitation of a 7-year-old boy with osteosarcoma of the mandible using a free fibula flap and implant-supported prosthesis: A clinical report

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 348-353

  Bidra, Avinash S ^a   Hofstede, Theresa M ^b   Skoracki, Roman J ^b   Jacob, Rhonda F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTURE; FIBULA; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE TUMOR; MICROVASCULATURE; OSTEOSARCOMA; PATIENT CARE; PLASTIC SURGERY; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

CHILD; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTURE, PARTIAL, REMOVABLE; FIBULA; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBULAR NEOPLASMS; MICROVESSELS; OSTEOSARCOMA; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 72049085260     PISSN: 00223913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3913(09)60190-6     Document Type: Article

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