title: Buccal to lingual transalveolar implant placement for all on four immediate function in posterior mandible: report of 10 cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A retrospective study was done to evaluate the use of transalveolar implant placement in the mandible posterior to the mental nerve.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ten patient charts were reviewed of twenty implants placed transalveolarly with evaluation of function, osseointegration, and bone level for 1 year by unregistered periapical x-rays.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ten patients which received twenty transalveolar implants were followed for 1 year. One implant failed. There were no significant complications encountered from the procedure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  All On Four treatment of mandibles with relatively anterior mental nerve locations may be successfully treated with transalveolar implant placement posterior to the foramen.
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, ClearChoice Dental Implant Center, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, USA. ole.jensen@clearchoice.com
authors.forename: Ole
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Jared
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cottam
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D057893:Immediate Dental Implant Loading / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery*; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology; D016300:Radiography, Bitewing; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D019415:Torque
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants