PURPOSE

A retrospective study was done to evaluate the use of transalveolar implant placement in the mandible posterior to the mental nerve.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Ten patient charts were reviewed of twenty implants placed transalveolarly with evaluation of function, osseointegration, and bone level for 1 year by unregistered periapical x-rays.

RESULTS

Ten patients which received twenty transalveolar implants were followed for 1 year. One implant failed. There were no significant complications encountered from the procedure.

CONCLUSION

All On Four treatment of mandibles with relatively anterior mental nerve locations may be successfully treated with transalveolar implant placement posterior to the foramen.