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The mandible is an essential element of the form and function of the face. Without a normal mandible, normal speech, mastication, deglutition, and, perhaps most importantly, social interaction are all partially if not completely impeded. It is therefore not an overstatement to say that a functional and esthetic reconstruction of the mandible following tumor extirpation is of paramount importance to a patient’s very being.
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Henry, S.L., Cheng, MH. (2019). Mandible Reconstruction with Free Fibula Flap. In: Cheng, MH., Chang, KP., Kao, HK. (eds) Resection and Reconstruction of Head & Neck Cancers. Head and Neck Cancer Clinics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2444-4_6
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