Repositioning of the Mental Nerve in Case of Severe Mandibular Atrophy: A Case Series

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ABSTRACT Following tooth extraction, cortical bone suffers greater resorption on the vestibular area and patients typically present narrow and low alveolar crests. In case of moderate to severe mandibular atrophy; the bone height between alveolar crest and mental nerve is too narrow and patients may feel pain under pressure. Repositioning of the mental nerve is an effective preprosthetic surgery procedure in patients with hyperesthesia caused by dental prosthesis. As well as this surgical repositioning of the mental nerve facilitates the placement of implants can prevent pain, in overdenture prosthesis and fixed dentures. In this report, mental nerve repositioning, implant placement in the interforaminal region of the mandible and prosthetic rehabilitation of two cases with hyperesthesia due to severe mandibular atrophy is presented. Nerve repositioning may constitute a treatment alternative in patients with a consequent risk of mental nerve damage during the placement of dental implants. How to cite this article Kadioglu MN, Senturk MF, Oncul AMT, Cambazoglu M. Repositioning of the Mental Nerve in Case of Severe Mandibular Atrophy: A Case Series. Int J Experiment Dent Sci 2014;3(1):41-43.