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- Title
Inferior Alveolar Nerve Injury in Implant Dentistry: Diagnosis, Causes, Prevention, and Management.
- Authors
Ali Alhassani, Ahmed; AlGhamdi, Ali Saad Thafeed
- 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.
- Subjects
ALVEOLAR nerve; DENTISTRY; DENTAL implants; LOCAL anesthesia; OSTEOTOMY
- Publication
Journal of Oral Implantology, 2010, Vol 36, Issue 5, p401
- ISSN
0160-6972
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1563/AAID-JOI-D-09-00059