This technique is performed when a candidate is missing the teeth of the lower jawbone in the posterior area which requires dental implants. This is performed to the candidate if the quality of the bone is not robust enough to hold the implant in it and who does not have the enough jawbone which is to accommodate the dental implant. For placing the implant, the nerve should be repositioned which is located within the lower jaw.
This technique is necessary, when the significant amount of lower jaw bone is lost because it is not possible to place the implants without getting the nerve damaged. The oral surgeon will drill a small window in your bone and then move the nerve on to one side to address the problem. Then the implants can be placed through the bony canal which is previously filled by the nerve.
This is a dental procedure which is used in the case when the candidate has missing the teeth in the back end of the lower jaw area, so the dental implant need to be replaced in that particular area. This nerve lateralization is used in the cases when the candidate has to be replace the number of missing teeth at the lower back end, but the patient’s bone mass should not be tall enough for the dental implants that is to be placed successfully.
This nerve repositioning technique will provide an alternative to the need for technique of an onlay bone grafting. The nerve repositioning technique is an advanced technique which will carry a risk of the nerve damage that may leads to leave a patient with numbness or an alter sensation to the surgical side of the lower lip. Candidates should not undergo this technique without being prepared for an outcome because this may be permanent or transient.
