Orthognathic surgery is a procedure that lines up your upper and lower jaw. It’s also called corrective jaw surgery. It’s a complex surgery and recovery can be long, but getting it can help you sleep ...

What Are the Different Types of Oral Cancer Surgery? Oral cancer surgery refers to a group of procedures with different jobs: removing cancer, rebuilding areas affected by treatment, or restoring key ...

Head and neck cancer is a broad term for several types of cancers that include the mouth (oral cavity), throat (pharynx), voice box (larynx), sinuses and nose cavity, and salivary glands. Head and ...

For patients undergoing jaw reconstruction after surgery for head and neck cancer, computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) techniques can improve some key clinical outcomes, reports a study ...

Andy Potocki went to the dentist in February of 2024 and asked his hygienist about some tenderness in his jaw.

PHOENIX — A Valley mom, who was diagnosed with stage four jaw cancer four years ago, has survived chemo, radiation, and more than 10 surgeries. Now, Michelle Smith has a chance of successful ...

She had to undergo a "life-changing surgery" where surgeons removed her tongue and reconstructed it using skin from her tattooed arm It took her months to relearn how to talk, she said, explaining ...

Jessica Tappenden-Rowell, 23, had her tongue rebuilt with a skin graft from her tattooed forearm Jessica Tappenden-Rowell, 23, first dismissed the lesion on her tongue as an ulcer — until tests showed ...