Open AccessSuperioralization of the inferior alveolar nerve and roofing for extreme atrophic posterior mandibular ridges with dental implants
Author(s) -
Fares Kablan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/ams.ams_236_19
Subject(s) - medicine , inferior alveolar nerve , alveolar ridge , dentistry , prosthesis , mandibular nerve , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , surgery , dental implant , implant , molar , botany , biology , genus
Posterior mandibular ridges with extreme atrophy are usually combined with superficial location of the mental nerve and inferior alveolar nerves (IAN) and with a short residual mandibular ridge. As a result, dental implants cannot be placed in conjunction with IAN transposition alone. The aim of this paper is to introduce a new treatment approach to treat those patients.