Oral rehabilitation through dental implants has become a common procedure at dental practice. However, if the implant is placed in an inappropriate position either because of inadequate presurgical planning or poor surgical technique, it may be unrestorable in spite of osseointegrated. Many authors have reported the possibility of using segmental maxillary or mandibular osteotomies to reposition an alveolar segment with its implants. This can be an effective, predictable technique for restoring implants in a compromised anatomic position. This paper presents a case report describing the use of this procedure associated to distraction osteogeneis to reposition one malpositioned implant in a 20 years old girl.
Dental implant; Segmental osteotomy; Distraction osteogenesis
