Safe zone for bone harvesting from the interforaminal region of the mandible

Al-Ani O 1 , Nambiar P , Ha KO , Ngeow WC

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Clin Oral Implants Res, 2013 Aug;24 Suppl A100:115-21.
PMID: 22233422 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2011.02393.x

Abstract

The mandibular incisive nerve can be subjected to iatrogenic injury during bone graft harvesting. Using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT), this study aims to determine a safe zone for bone graft harvesting that avoids injuring this nerve.

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