title: Long-term outcome of transosteotomy bone augmentation of the inferior border of the severely resorbed mandible.
abstract: We report a case of severe mandibular atrophy with residual crest height as short as 4.3 mm anterior to the mental foramens. The patient was reluctant to accept bone augmentation surgery and that was the motivation to perform transosteotomy bone augmentation of the inferior border of the mandible and the insertion of 4 short implants anterior to the mental foramens. The insertion torque of the 4 implants was about 65 N·cm, which allowed for the application of immediate loading protocol. Detailed follow-up during 8 years showed uneventful healing and successful prosthetic rehabilitation with screw-retained prostheses.
authors.affiliation: *Private Practice, Oral Implantology, Vitoria, Spain. †Clinical Research, Eduardo Anitua Foundation, Vitoria, Spain.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Anitua
authors.forename: Mohammad Hamdan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Alkhraisat
authors.forename: Gorka
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Orive
mesh_terms: D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D001284:Atrophy; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057893:Immediate Dental Implant Loading / Q000379:methods; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D063168:Mandibular Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome