Odontogenic tumors are common benign dental lesions in adolescents; however, the mixed type is relatively uncommon. When these lesions occur in the mandibular premolar region near the mental foramen, they may lead to nerve compression and displacement of adjacent teeth. Treatment difficulty arises from balancing the complete removal of the lesion with the protection of the nerve....
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Discussion
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✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦
No actionable change for audiology practice; this is an oral surgery case report with no relevance to hearing health.
✦ Why It Matters ✦
This case report has no relevance to the audiology field.
✦ Key Points ✦
- 01Case report on using piezoelectric (vibration-based) bone surgery to remove a complex odontoma near a jaw nerve in adolescents.
- 02Entirely within oral and maxillofacial surgery.
- 03No audiology or hearing health content is present.
- 04Not applicable to audiology clinical practice or research.
✦ Research metadata ✦
- PMID
- 42519903
- DOI
- 10.1097/SCS.0000000000013214.
- Journal
- Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
- Publication type
- case_report
- Evidence level
- 4
- Sample size
- 1
- Population
- Adolescent patient with complex mixed-type odontoma in the mandibular mental foramen region
- Intervention
- Piezoelectric bone surgery for odontoma removal
Primary outcomes
Safe removal of complex odontoma with preservation of adjacent neural structures