title: Incisive canal deflation for correct implant placement: case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article is a case report of a patient in whom the prosthetic planning indicated the necessity of an incisive canal deflation for the correct installation of an implant that is to be osseointegrated.
  
  
  METHODS
  In the reopening phase after the bone graft installation, the incisive canal deflation (biopsy of its content) was done and titanium implants were installed with one of them invading the anatomical space occupied previously by the incisive canal. The biopsy analysis showed fragments of the incisive artery and nerve, which are responsible for the anterior upper-tooth pulp, the periodontium vascularization and the innervation. From the anastomosis present along with other structures allied with the absence of teeth in the region, there was no detriment to the patient caused by the deflation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Incisive canal deflation is a viable technique in implantology. It can permit ideal prosthetic planning with no detriment to the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, UNESP, Sao Paulo State University, Araraquara Dental School, CEP: 14801-903, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rubens
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Spin-Neto
authors.forename: Telma Blanca Lombardo
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Bedran
authors.forename: Wagner Nunes
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: de Paula
authors.forename: Rubens Moreno
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: de Freitas
authors.forename: Lizeti Toledo
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: de Oliveira Ramalho
authors.forename: Elcio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marcantonio
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology / Q000637:transplantation; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D003764:Dental Materials; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology; D008437:Maxilla / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D003764:Dental Materials; D014025:Titanium