• In 22 expertly written chapters, this guide
• furnishes sections spanning pretreatment evaluation, pathology and pathophysiology, surgical techniques, and post-reconstructive issues
• supplies an expert framework for reconstructive procedures to improve chewing, speech, taste, and swallow
• summarizes current and future approaches to the evaluation, analysis, testing, and treatment of patients to improve and correct chewing, occlusion, dentition, mastication, dysarthria, dysphagia, and related conditions
• highlights preoperative planning methods and diagnostic techniques necessary for successful oral reconstruction
• describes the latest available techniques from simple to complex, for the reconstruction of the various subsites of the oral cavity
• provides the reader with an in-depth understanding of key issues to guide surgical decision-making
• details the most common malignancies of the oral cavity for optimal treatment and surgical planning
• contains a thorough review of indications, techniques, and preparation methods for oral cavity defects for prosthetic devices

Standing as the most comprehensive reference on oral cancer reconstruction, this handbook serves as an all-encompassing compendium of surgical and cosmetic strategies for the reconstruction of bone, muscles, nerves, arteries, and anatomical structures of the oral cavity- covering wounds extending from the lips to the pharynx with detailed illustrations depicting the exact techniques utilized for functional and cosmetic repair and optimization of quality of life.