title: Lateralization Technique and Inferior Alveolar Nerve Transposition.
abstract: Bone resorption of the posterior mandible can result in diminished bone edge and, therefore, the installation of implants in these regions becomes a challenge, especially in the presence of the mandibular canal and its contents, the inferior alveolar nerve. Several treatment alternatives are suggested: the use of short implants, guided bone regeneration, appositional bone grafting, distraction osteogenesis, inclined implants tangential to the mandibular canal, and the lateralization of the inferior alveolar nerve. The aim was to elucidate the success rate of implants in the lateralization technique and in inferior alveolar nerve transposition and to determine the most effective sensory test. We conclude that the success rate is linked to the possibility of installing implants with long bicortical anchor which favors primary stability and biomechanics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Post Graduation, Division of Implantology, School of Dentistry, University of Santo Amaro (UNISA), Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Angélica Castro
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-6317-6439
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Pimentel
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, University of Santo Amaro (UNISA), Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marco Antonio
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sanches
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, University of Santo Amaro (UNISA), Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gabriel Cardoso
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Ramalho
authors.affiliation: Department of Post Graduation, Division of Implantology, School of Dentistry, University of Santo Amaro (UNISA), Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Caio Vinicius
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9864-6894
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Roman-Torres
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology, University of São Paulo (USP), Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcello Roberto
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Manzi
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program in Implant Dentistry at the University of Santo Amaro (UNISA), Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Wilson Roberto
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-3742-1330
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Sendyk