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Justin posted an update
What are your thoughts on what this radiolucent area in the anterior mandible could be? Should I be concerened with placing an implant into it?
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I’m not sure just from those slices but more reward and less risk in other locations. Around the mandibular midline you have your superior and/or inferior foramina relative to the genial tubercle/mental spine which can very in size greatly from pt. to pt. and often times very apical where no teeth have been before you can have more variability in anatomy and vascular so safer to avoid and use other locations and/or shorter implants in those areas.
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100% in agreement with @restoredsmiles While the anterior mandible is easy pickings for implants, it is very important to pay attention to things like this in the x rays.
It looks like if you drill into that spot you may get a bleeder that might be difficult to manage. I would also recommend opting for modifying your plan to stay away from that finding.
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