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1: Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2008 Jun;46(4):270-1. Epub 2007 Aug 10.Click here to read Links

Transposition of the mental nerve by piezosurgery followed by postoperative neurosensory control: a case report.

Sakkas N, Otten JE, Gutwald R, Schmelzeisen R.

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Freiburg, Hugstetter Street 55, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany. nikolaos.sakkas@gmail.com

Transposition of the mental nerve is a preprosthetic procedure that is effective for patients with hyperaesthesia caused by the effect of a dental prosthesis on the alveolar ridge. We present the case of a 74-year-old woman with pain and hyperaesthesia of the right inferior alveolar nerve caused by a dental prosthesis. Caudal transposition of the right mental nerve by piezosurgery resulted in postoperative neurosensory controls of the lower lip showing normal nerve function 2 months later.

PMID: 17693001 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]