Interpositional bone grafts to augment the atrophic mandible.
Interpositional or inlay bone grafts have been shown to resorb more slowly than onlay-type grafts. The visor-osteotomy provides an improved mandibular denture-bearing area. New dentures fabricated postsurgically have been routinely successful. Major disadvantages are that the patient will be unable to wear a mandibular denture during the entire healing phase and permanently altered sensation of the mental nerve will usually occur.
D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000601:surgery*; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D006801:Humans; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic / Q000379:methods; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods