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Doctors reconstruct oral cancer patient’s jaw using leg bone at Hyderabad hospital

Hyderabad, June 9 (UNI): Doctors at Kamineni Hospitals on Tuesday said that they have successfully reconstructed the jaw of a 39-year-old man using bone and tissue from his leg after oral cancer caused by a prolonged history of gutkha chewing and smoking destroyed a portion of his jawbone.
According to hospital officials, the patient, a daily wage labourer, had been addicted to gutkha and tobacco smoking for nearly 12 years.
He approached the hospital with a painful non-healing ulcer on the inner side of his right cheek and severe restriction in mouth opening.
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