[Prosthesis in mandibulectomized patients]

The most frequent options currently available for rehabilitation of patients requiring mandibular resection, are discussed. Accordingly, prostheses are designed depending on the surgical technique employed. The most common characteristics of the oral cavity are reviewed, as well as their involvement in mandibulectomized patients. Finally, the relationship that should exist between maxillofacial prostheses and the stomatological cares required by patients who are candidates for radio and/or chemotherapy is stressed.