Buccal to Lingual Transalveolar Implant Placement for All On Four Immediate Function in Posterior Mandible: Report of 10 Cases

PurposeA retrospective study was done to evaluate the use of transalveolar implant placement in the mandible posterior to the mental nerve.Materials and MethodsTen 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.ResultsTen patients which received twenty transalveolar implants were followed for 1 year. One implant failed. There were no significant complications encountered from the procedure.ConclusionAll On Four treatment of mandibles with relatively anterior mental nerve locations may be successfully treated with transalveolar implant placement posterior to the foramen.