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Inferior alveolar nerve ( IAN ) transposition in a patient with multiple sclerosis – a report of a patient with 1‐year follow‐up
Author(s) -
Bharadwaj G.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.156
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1752-248X
pISSN - 1752-2471
DOI - 10.1111/ors.12180
Subject(s) - medicine , inferior alveolar nerve , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , transposition (logic) , multiple sclerosis , surgery , myelin , dentistry , anatomy , central nervous system , linguistics , philosophy , botany , molar , biology , genus , psychiatry
Abstract Inferior alveolar nerve ( IAN ) transposition is a well‐known technique which utilises existing alveolar bone for implant placement in posterior mandible, thus avoiding additional procedures such as bone graft or ridge augmentation. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disorder affecting the myelin sheath of the nerve and causes varying degrees of sensory‐motor neural dysfunction. A case of a 55‐year‐old Caucasian female with MS undergoing IAN transposition for management of atrophic mandible is discussed here. At the end of 1 year, there was minimal residual sensory deficit, not affecting function.