title: Inferior alveolar nerve injury in implant dentistry: diagnosis, causes, prevention, and management.
abstract: Inferior alveolar nerve injury is one of the most serious complications in implant dentistry. This nerve injury can occur during local anesthesia, implant osteotomy, or implant placement. Proper understanding of anatomy, surgical procedures, and implant systems and proper treatment planning is the key to reducing such an unpleasant complication. This review discusses the causes of inferior alveolar nerve injury and its diagnosis, prevention, and management.
authors.affiliation: Periodontic Division, Oral Basic & Clinical Sciences Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ahmed Ali
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Alhassani
authors.forename: Ali Saad Thafeed
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: AlGhamdi
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020209:Cranial Nerve Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D020886:Somatosensory Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D061221:Trigeminal Nerve Injuries
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents