Seven ‑year follow‑up of spontaneous bone regeneration following segmental mandibulectomy: Alternative option for mandibular reconstruction

Bone formation in small deposits following the loss of part of the mandible has often been reportedin the literature, but the long ‑term follow‑up reports of bone regeneration extending over themandible are rare. Even rarer, are reports on the behavior of such new bone in terms of facialdevelopment, over a long period and the effect of load on it. A unique case of bone regeneration afterresection of a large portion of the mandible in a 9 ‑year‑old male patient with myxofibrosarcoma inthe body of the mandible is presented here. Intermaxillary fixation and insertion of reconstructionplate after resection without continuity defect were employed. Spontaneous bone regeneration wasnoted 8 weeks after surgery, and the resected portion of the mandible was regenerated when thepatient was seen again 7 years later. Mandibular growth was not significantly affected and almost7 years after his treatment, without relapsing of pathologic condition, the shape of the mandible issatisfactory without any evidence of bone resorption.Key Words: Bone regeneration, follow ‑up, spontaneous

Source: Dental Research Journal - November 3, 2019 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research