title: Staple implant through bone graft at inferior border of mandible.
abstract: This article reports on a patient with an unusual history of ankylosis of the left mandible. The case demonstrates retarded growth on the side of the ankylosis as it occurred at an early age. A gap arthroplasty performed at the angle of the mandible, lower than usual, had produced an adequate result, and a bone graft augmentation genioplasty was performed in an attempt to improve the patient's appearance. Subsequently, a mandibular bone plate implant was successfully placed through the bone graft along the anterior inferior border of the mandible.
mesh_terms: D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation; D001860:Bone Plates; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic; D013528:Surgical Staplers