A variety of methods may be used to reconstruct head and neck defects after ablative surgery for cancer. Increasingly, choices of reconstructive techniques must be made on the basis of functional results attained. Described is a method of reconstruction for anterior floor of mouth defects with marginal mandibulectomy, which has yielded good functional results. All patients undergoing this form of reconstruction are on a soft oral diet, without drooling and with good speech intelligibility.
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