Do you need oral repair after mandibular bone transplantation

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Just finished the mandible bone transplant operation, the doctor said that the operation was very successful, he also felt the obvious improvement after the operation. But the new problem comes again. I always feel that my mouth is askew, and my teeth can't bite as well as before. The doctor said that this is a normal phenomenon after the operation, and oral repair can be considered. Now let's talk about the need for oral repair after mandibular bone transplantation.

Do you need oral repair after mandibular bone transplantation

First, the mandibular defect caused by tumor treatment and other reasons brings serious maxillofacial deformity and dysfunction. Iliac bone is often used to repair segmental defects of mandible, and fibula is often used to repair the defects of mandibular ramus and body.

Second, the biggest disadvantage of fibula is that its height is only 1. 3～1。 After reconstruction, the height of mandible is insufficient, and the grafted bone is difficult to reach the normal height of alveolar ridge, resulting in the imbalance of crown root ratio, so it needs to be solved separately.

Third: after bone grafting for jaw defects, due to the absence of the shape and structure of alveolar ridge, poor retention of removable denture or prosthesis, when performing the function, it will cause pain by compressing or rubbing the local tissue, which will affect the performance of oral function. In general, autogenous bone graft can be used first, and then implant repair can be carried out in the second stage.

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There is no fixed answer whether oral repair is needed after mandibular bone transplantation. Whether it is necessary or not depends on the postoperative recovery. If there are oral problems after surgery, it is natural to carry out oral repair.