Inferior alveolar nerve injury in implant dentistry: diagnosis, causes, prevention, and management.

作者信息

Alhassani Ahmed Ali, AlGhamdi Ali Saad Thafeed

机构信息

Periodontic Division, Oral Basic & Clinical Sciences Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

出版信息

J Oral Implantol. 2010;36(5):401-7. doi: 10.1563/AAID-JOI-D-09-00059. Epub 2010 Jun 14.

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.