Assessment of chewing and swallowing in post mandibular resection patients with no bony reconstruction – A cross sectional study
Mandibular surgical defects which were not reconstructed with bone were shown to affect the quality of life in our study. Chewing efficiency was poorest in patients with H defect. Swallowing efficiency was not affected adversely in this group of patients.
Authors
- Reena Rachel John (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7900-9988)
- Narendran Achuthan
- Irfana Sithara Cholayil
Institutions
- Vinayaka Missions University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobcr.2024.12.014
- Primary Topic
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00