Table 1.
Demographic data of included patients
| Characteristic | Location of primary tumour | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Categorical variables | Maxilla (n = 30) | Mandible (n = 48) | TFM (n = 45) | P‐value |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 16 (53) | 23 (53) | 15 (33) | 0.179 |
| Female | 14 (47) | 25 (47) | 30 (67) | |
| Tumour size (pT/cT) | ||||
| T1 | 5 (17) | 14 (29) | 23 (51) | 0.006 |
| T2 | 11 (37) | 13 (27) | 14 (31) | |
| T3 | 1 (3) | 3 (6) | 4 (9) | |
| T4 | 13 (43) | 18 (38) | 4 (9) | |
| Dental status | ||||
| ED | 6 (21) | 16 (30) | 6 (11) | 0.212 |
| FD | 10 (29) | 9 (17) | 16 (29) | |
| FD+FDI | 0 (0) | 2 (4) | 5 (9) | |
| FD+D | 4 (12) | 8 (15) | 3 (5) | |
| FDI+FDI | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| FDI+D | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| D | 12 (35) | 19 (35) | 25 (45) | |
| Treatment | ||||
| Surgery | 12 (40) | 24 (50) | 23 (51) | 0.600 |
| Surgery & Radiotherapy | 18 (60) | 24 (50) | 22 (49) | |
| Obturator prosthesis | ||||
| Yes | 20 (59) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.003 |
| No | 14 (41) | 54 (100) | 55 (100) | |
| Surgical defect management | ||||
| Primary closure | 17 (57) | 16 (33) | 23 (51) | 0.000 |
| Local flap | 1 (3) | 2 (4) | 1 (2) | |
| Myocutaneous or free flap | 12 (40) | 12 (25) | 19 (42) | |
| Bone graft/flap | 0 (0) | 18 (38) | 2 (4) | |
| Continuous variables | ||||
| Mean age, years (SD) | 68.7 (12.3) | 66.7 (12.7) | 61.4 (13.1) | 0.033 |
| No. of occlusal units | 2.4 (4.1) | 2.3 (3.9) | 3.8 (5.1) | 0.230 |
| MMO [mm] (SD) | 52.9 (11.8) | 46.6 (11.4) | 56.0 (8.9) | 0.000 |
| MBF [N] (SD) | 223.8 (232.5) | 256.5 (329.8) | 376.7 (343.7) | 0.075 |
D, dentate; ED, edentulous; FD, full dentures; FDI, implant supported full denture; MBF, maximum bite force; MMO, maximum mouth opening; SD, standard deviation; TFM, tongue and/or floor of the mouth.