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Hollings clinicians perform 'Jaw in a Day' procedure on head and neck cancer survivor

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Losing a section of teeth is profoundly life-altering. And for patients with a cancer history, waiting months between surgeries to repair their jaws and have teeth replaced was the norm.

But now, a multidisciplinary team at Hollings offers a Jaw in a Day procedure. The team performed the first successful case at MUSC, and possibly the state, on someone with head and neck cancer.

Read about the procedure

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