Inferior Alveolar Nerve Injury in Implant Dentistry: Diagnosis, Causes, Prevention, and Management
- 1 October 2010
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Academy of Implant Dentistry in Journal of Oral Implantology
- Vol. 36 (5), 401-407
- https://doi.org/10.1563/aaid-joi-d-09-00059
Abstract
Inferior alveolar nerve injury is one of the most serious complications in implant dentistry. This nerve injury can occur during local anesthesia, implant osteotomy, or implant placement. Proper understanding of anatomy, surgical procedures, and implant systems and proper treatment planning is the key to reducing such an unpleasant complication. This review discusses the causes of inferior alveolar nerve injury and its diagnosis, prevention, and management.Keywords
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