Abstract

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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