Plate-guided transport distraction osteogenesis of mandible after the excision of an ameloblastoma with inferior alveolar nerve preservation and dental implant treatment: A case report with long-term follow-up

Recently, the plate-guided transport distraction device (PGTD) is used as a reconstruction plate placed to fill the mandibular continuity defect. Additionally, when the mandible segments heal, osseointegrated implants (OI) with the dental prosthesis are recommended for the completion of the restorat...

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Main Authors: Halis Ali Çolpak, Ahmet Emin Demirbaş, Alper Alkan, Nükhet Kütük
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214541918301093