OBJECTIVES The purpose of present article was to review the classifications suggested for assessment of the jawbone anatomy, to evaluate the diagnostic possibilities of mandibular canal identification and risk of inferior alveolar nerve injury, aesthetic considerations in aesthetic zone, as well as to suggest new classification system of the jawbone anatomy in endosseous dental implant treatmen...

BACKGROUND Coronectomy is the surgical removal of the crown of the tooth deliberately leaving part of its roots. This is done with the hope of eliminating the pathology caused, and since the roots are still intact, the integrity of the inferior alveolar nerve is preserved. OBJECTIVE The aim is to carry out a systematic review in order to be able to provide results and conclusions with the gre...

PURPOSE Buffering of anesthetic solutions has been suggested to reduce pain on injection and onset of anesthesia. The purpose of this study was to assess the reduction in pain on injection during inferior alveolar nerve block administration in children. METHODS A double blind crossover study was designed where 30 six- to 12-year-old patients received two sessions of inferior alveolar nerve bl...

OBJECTIVES This study was done to compare the anesthetic efficacy of 4% articaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine with that of 2% lidocaine with 1:80,000 epinephrine during pulpectomy in patients with irreversible pulpitis for inferior alveolar nerve block in mandibular posterior teeth. MATERIAL AND METHODS Patients with irreversible pulpitis referred to the Department of Conservative Dentistry an...

BACKGROUND The most frequently performed osteotomy for correction of mandibular retrognathia is a bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy. Permanent neurosensory disturbance of the inferior alveolar nerve is one of the most frequently and severe complications. Many authors have reported this, but the incidence differs widely. In the recent literature, only four authors have reported a percenta...

The purpose of this prospective, randomized, double-blind study was to compare the anesthetic efficacy of 4% articaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine to 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine for inferior alveolar nerve blocks in patients experiencing irreversible pulpitis in mandibular posterior teeth. Seventy-two emergency patients diagnosed with irreversible pulpitis of a mandibular posterior t...

PURPOSE Hypesthesia or anesthesia of the lower lip (Vincent's symptom) is a common sign in patients with osteomyelitis of the mandible, especially in severe cases. PATIENTS AND METHODS We observed an involvement of the inferior alveolar nerve in patients with bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ). Surprisingly, we found Vincent's symptom also in patients with limited and ear...

PURPOSE Studies have suggested that coronectomy reduces the risk of inferior alveolar nerve injury (IANI) when a close relationship with the inferior alveolar canal is indicated on panoramic imaging. However, the relationship between the inferior alveolar canal and the root are unclear on panoramic imaging. Our aim was to compare coronectomy with traditional extraction for the treatment of mand...

Surgical extraction of lower third molars: diagnostic tests and operative technique in the prevention of inferior alveolar nerve injury. Case study Increased knowledge and technical refinement have broadened the limits of outpatient oral surgery; however, these changes have at the same time led to a greater number of complications and poor outcomes and, accordingly, to legal action for professi...