title: Mandibular fracture after endosseous implant placement in conjunction with inferior alveolar nerve transposition: a patient treatment report.
abstract: A patient with a severely atrophic right posterior mandible had three endosseous implants placed in conjunction with transposition of the inferior alveolar nerve. Three weeks following implant placement surgery, the patient experienced a spontaneous fracture of the mandible involving the two anterior implants. The two implants were removed, and the fracture was treated with open reduction and fixation with titanium mesh. The fracture healed, and the posterior implant integrated. This report suggests that the buccolingual and superior-inferior position of the mandibular canal can increase the possibility of mandibular fracture by increasing the size of the buccal cortical plate that is removed to expose the nerve during surgery.
authors.affiliation: Center for Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry, Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, California 92350, USA.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kan
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lozada
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Boyne
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Goodacre
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rungcharassaeng
mesh_terms: D001284:Atrophy; D001863:Bone Screws; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001842:Bone and Bones; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000009:adverse effects; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation; D017102:Fracture Healing; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008903:Minerals / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016348:Osseointegration; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: C077540:Bio-Oss; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D015921:Dental Implants; D008903:Minerals; D014025:Titanium