Major grafting procedures in oral and maxillofacial reconstruction
With frank tumour or cystic disease, often the only treatment is to take away affected jaw bone, in which the tumour process is wholly embedded. Whilst maximally curative for recurrent disease, the treatment can lead to significant deformity and loss of anatomical form. Boen grafting performed at the time fo ablative surgery aims to maximally preserve anatomical form, and to allow for normal dental treatment processes that can later replace teeth through dental implants.
