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Head-neck cancer

Key points

  • Increased survival in high-risk head and neck cancer (HNC) male group following screening by clinical oral examination
  • Incidence of oral carcinoma between 40 and 50 years has doubled in the USA and Europe within the last decade
  • Multimodal treatment of HNC including radiotherapy requires specific knowledge and skills of radiated hard and soft tissue management performing implant surgery

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