Inferior alveolar neurovascular bundle repositioning: a retrospective analysis

In this study, patients with an insufficient height of bone for implant placement in the posterior mandible were treated by repositioning of the inferior alveolar neurovascular bundle (IANVB). These patients were divided into two groups: those in group A (n=69) did not require a bone graft and implants were placed at the time of nerve repositioning; those in group B (n=9) received bone grafts in conjunction with nerve repositioning and implants were placed upon maturation of the grafts. One hundred and twenty-one nerves were repositioned in 78 patients and 308 implants were placed.

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