Deepak Chandrasekharan

Wellcome Clinical Research Fellow

UCL, London, UK.

JOURNAL REVIEWED: ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA – Oct 2015 (ongoing)

Latest Contribution

Diagnosis of osteonecrosis of the jaw

1 March 2016 | | Antiangiogenic therapy, Antiresorptive therapy, Jaw necrosis, Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw, Osteonecrosis

Although the management of osteonecrosis of the jaw is usually provided by colleagues in maxillofacial surgery, it is essential for ENT surgeons to effectively diagnose the various presentations of this condition. Affected bone that is exposed and necrotic may remain...

Post-cancer prosthodontic reconstruction

1 November 2015 | | Biologically driven rehabilitation, Oral oncologic surgery, Peri-implant tissue, Prosthetically driven rehabilitation

A functional outcome after head and neck cancer resection is aimed at restoring speech and swallow. Dental reconstruction greatly facilitates this, particularly by enabling the patient to chew food. The authors reinforce the need for careful presurgical planning with treatment...

Resection margins in head and neck surgery

1 November 2014 | | Maxillofacial Surgery, Head and Neck, Skull Base Surgery | Autofluorescent, Cancer, Frozen, Hypermethylation, Margin, Oral cavity, Resection, Shrinkage

Although an increasing proportion of head and neck malignancies are treated with non-surgical modalities, when surgery is undertaken an incomplete clearance results in significantly worse prognosis. However, the intraoperative assessment of an adequate margin is difficult. The personal practice of...