Partial spontaneous bone regeneration subsequent to mandibulectomy.
A case of spontaneous bone regeneration after mandibulectomy is presented. The patient was young and had a mandibular resection performed for a large fibroma. Only one of the condyles was preserved. Partial preservation of the periosteum may play an important role in rapid bone regeneration. In this case bone regeneration occurred only in mandibular regions where the periosteum could be preserved.
Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR) in Curitiba, Brazil. wilson@rla01.pucpr.br
Wilson Denis
WD
Martins
Lucia Fátima
LF
de Castro Avila
D000293:Adolescent; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D005350:Fibroma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000254:growth & development / Q000601:surgery*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery