BONE GRAFT INTO ANTERIOR ARCH DEFECT OF LOWER JAW: Report of a Case

Abstract

Treatment of an ameloblastoma in the anterior arch of the mandible is described. Immediate reconstruction after a wide resection of the mandible was made by the use of two pieces of iliac bone. A unique appliance of external pin fixation has been used for immobilization of the mandible. This appliance is recommended for intermaxillary fixation of edentulous mandible.