title: Implant treatment of posterior mandibular sextants.
abstract: In mandibular posterior sextants an insufficient bone quality or volume may contraindicate implant placement. Crestal bone resorption, supra-eruption of teeth, and minimal bone coronal to the mandibular canal are the principal reasons for not placing dental implants. The available prosthetic space is also a major factor in determining surgical and prosthetic treatment. Various surgical approaches are used to create adequate bone volume in the posterior mandible, thereby allowing the possibility for implant placement. The therapeutic choice is made depending upon residual bone volume and available prosthetic space. The risks and disadvantages of the various techniques must be seriously evaluated and explained to the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Odontology, University of Paris VII, Paris, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Davarpanah
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Celletti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Missika
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D016556:Crown Lengthening; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D005260:Female; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D008875:Middle Aged; D008963:Molar