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Mandibular resection for oral cancers has significant aesthetic and functional sequelae. A reliable preoperative predictor of mandibular invasion is required to guide the need for and extent of mandibular resection. An orthopantomogram of the mandible is an accurate, reliable, cost-effective predictor of bony involvement except for central arch lesions. The feasibility of outer table rim mandibulectomy alone in patients with floor of mouth tumors needs to be examined carefully.
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Received: 11 December 1998 / Accepted: 7 October 1999
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Chandra, S., Gupta, P., Patel, J. et al. Mandibular invasion in oral cancers. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 257, 343–346 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004059900212
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