Fig. 13From: Dental implant placement with inferior alveolar nerve repositioning in severely resorbed mandibles: a retrospective multicenter study of implant success and survival rates, and lower lip sensory disturbancesThe neurovascular bundle is mobilized from the canal and retracted laterally while the implants are installed. Two titanium miniscrews are placed halfway on the lateral side of the mandible at the osteotomy lines to maintain the displaced neurovascular bundle in a new position and indicate its new locationBack to article page