Jaw reconstruction and rehabilitation

Maxillofacial prosthodontics is a sub-specialty of prosthodontics that is concerned with the maxillofacial reconstruction and oral rehabilitation of persons who have lost oral and/or facial structures as a result of cancer, trauma or were born with missing structures.

The Craniofacial Care Program has been a pioneer in the field of surgical reconstruction and rehabilitation of jaw defects as a result of head and neck cancer and trauma.  The maxillofacial prosthodontic work being carried out is surgically driven. The majority of oral and maxillofacial rehabilitation is carried out with osseointegrated implants which are planned in a digital environment.

The Craniofacial Care Program has been in the forefront of innovations in advanced jaw reconstruction. With the advent of pioneering surgical and prosthodontic planning utilizing surgical design and simulation have been able to reduce the management pathway for some patients to around one to two years.

The maxillofacial prosthodontists at the Craniofacial Care Program work in close cooperation with head and neck surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons, plastic surgeons, speech-language pathologists, anaplastologists, surgical design simulationists, osseointegration technologists, dental hygienists and registered dental assistants in the care of our patients.

Patient resources

National Foundation of Swallowing Disorders
https://swallowingdisorderfoundation.com/

Alberta Health Care – Mouth and Dental Care for Patients
AHS_MouthDentalCareforCancerPatients_Info

Cookbooks

Cookbooks for people with chewing/swallowing difficulties: 

• Easy-to-Swallow, Easy-to-Chew Cookbook: Over 150 Tasty and Nutritious Recipes for People Who Have Difficulty Swallowing
  Authors: Donna L. Weihofen, JoAnne Robbins, Paula A. Sullivan
  ISBN-13: 978-0471200741
• The I-Can’t-Chew Cookbook: Delicious Soft Diet Recipes for People With Chewing, Swallowing, and Dry Mouth Disorders
  Author: J. Randy Wilson, D.M.D M.D. Mark A. Piper (Foreword)
  ISBN-13: 978-0897933995
• Soft Options: For Adults Who Have Difficulty Chewing
  Author: Rita Greer
  ISBN-13: 978-0285634473
• Non-chew cookbook
  Author: J. Randy Wilson
  ISBN: 0919100457
• What To Eat During Cancer Treatment: 1100 Great-Tasting, Family-Friendly Recipes to Help You Cope
  Authors: Jeanne Besser, Kristina Ratley
  ISBN: 1604430052