title: Nerve Retraction During Inferior Alveolar Nerve Repositioning Procedure: A New Simple Method and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Nerve repositioning surgery is one of the treatments chosen for the patients with edentulous posterior atrophic mandible. Like any other treatments, this therapy has its advantages and disadvantages, indications and contraindications. The most important complication of this procedure is neurosensory disturbance. This problem may occur at different stages of the treatment. One common time when nerve damage happens is when the nerve is located outside the canal and drilling and insertion of the implant are performed. Accordingly, this report describes a simple and feasible method to retract and protect nerves outside the canal during the treatment of nerve transposition. This will reduce the risk of nerve damage.
authors.affiliation: 1  Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tehran Dental Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hassani
authors.affiliation: 2  Craniomaxillofacial Research Center, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Sarang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saadat
authors.affiliation: 3  Private practice, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Roya
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moshiri
authors.affiliation: 4  Private practice, Member of Young Researchers Club, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Solaleh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shahmirzad
authors.affiliation: 5  Sharif University of Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Amin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hassani
mesh_terms: D001284:Atrophy; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000601:surgery; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D061221:Trigeminal Nerve Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: inferior alveolar nerve injury; inferior alveolar nerve lateralization; inferior alveolar nerve repositioning; inferior alveolar nerve transposition; nerve retraction