April 29, 2025 — For patients undergoing jaw reconstruction after surgery for head and neck cancer, computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) techniques can improve some key clinical outcomes, ...

A vascularised free fibula flap (FFF) involves taking bone and muscle from the calf to reconstruct other parts of the body. Compared to bone grafts or metal plates, FFF is associated with reduced ...

The diagnosis of osteochemonecrosis is currently accepted if necrotic jawbone exposure lasts more than 8 weeks, 1,2 along with a history of related antiresorptive therapy and no irradiation of the ...

Patients who lose a part of their jaw—whether from injury, infection, disease, or as a side effect of cancer treatment—can have the missing jawbone replaced through reconstruction. But most are left ...

Flap reconstruction is a surgical procedure plastic surgeons sometimes uses to close wounds of various sizes. During flap reconstruction, your plastic surgeon will take healthy, live tissue from one ...