Proposal of the guideline for the treatment and rehabilitation of the neck and head cancer based on the healing processes of soft tissues

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25463235
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social dentistry
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: Yoshida Eiko 東北大学, 歯学研究科(研究院), 大学院非常勤講師 (40648458)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KOSEKI Takeyoshi 東北大学, 大学院歯学研究科, 教授 (80291128) ; HOSOKAWA Ryoichi 東北大学, 大学院歯学研究科, 准教授 (40547254) ; KOYAMA Shigeto 東北大学, 大学病院, 准教授 (10225089) ; TANDA Naoko 東北大学, 大学病院, 助教 (00422121) ; ITO Emi 東北大学, 大学院歯学研究科, 技術専門職員 (80596817)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 頭頚部がん / 周術期口腔機能管理 / リハビリテーション / 軟組織

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To evaluate the recovery level of the craniofacial and oral functions after the treatment of the head and neck cancer, new estimation approach for healing of soft tissues, which had created by the surgical operation, had been studied. The index of oral functional rehabilitation was composed with the measurement values of oral functions and surgical wound healing. The patients who suffered the head and neck cancer were evaluated and compared the processes of oral functional recovery by using this evaluation method, with the observation of scar contraction and the oral functional rehabilitation, such as exercises of jaw opening.

Free Research Field

予防歯科学