Open AccessFeasibility of navigation-assisted bone lid surgery for deeply impacted maxillary tooth - A case report
Author(s) -
Shintaro Sukegawa,
Ai Fujimura-Sato,
Keisuke Nakano,
Hitoshi Nagatsuka,
Yoshihiko Furuki
Publication year - 2021
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_370_20
Subject(s) - medicine , radiodensity , dentistry , lesion , cortical bone , orthodontics , surgery , radiography , anatomy
Bone lid surgery (BLS) is minimally invasive surgery that removes the cortical bone and returns it to original position after removing lesions. However, jawbone lesions are completely covered with cortical bone, and it can be difficult to accurately determine the lesion position from the outside.