Dental & Oral Health

Managing risk and complications in anterior mandible implant therapy Anterior mandible had been advocated as a site of choice for implant placement, a site of best bone quality, with highest success rate fulfills all prosthetic options for full and partial edentulism, site of easy surgical access, and above all it is a safe surgical site far from important anatomical structures. However, a serious complication, hemorrhage in sublingual space may progressively lead to airway obstruction and near fatal condition, resulted from severe edema and swollen tongue, after placement of anterior mandibular implants. Case presentation, literature review, anatomy and prevention guidelines will be discussed in my presentation.