Author/Authors :
Khodayari, A DMD - MS. Associate Professor; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Program Director - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - ShahidBeheshti University of Medical Sciences , Khojasteh, A DMD, MS. Assistant Professor - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Head of the Division of Basic Sciences - Dental Research Center - ShahidBeheshti University of Medical Sciences , Kiani, MT DMD. Chief Resident - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - ShahidBeheshti University of Medical Sciences , Nayebi, A DMD. Senior Resident - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - ShahidBeheshti University of Medical Sciences , Mehrdad, L DMD.Faculty Member - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Vahdatinia, M MD, Resident - General Medical Pathology - Babol University of Medical Sciences
Abstract :
Mandibular defects may result from many conditions such as trauma, inflammatorydiseases and tumors. There are rare cases reported in the literature that have demonstratedspontaneous bone regeneration after resection of the mandible. Severalfactors such as age, preservation of the periosteum and genetics seem to influencespontaneous bone regeneration capacity in individuals. Evaluation of these factorsmay lead to a better understanding of the mechanism of spontaneous bone regenerationand also help to create new methods for bone reconstruction. The purpose ofthis article was to describe the spontaneous regeneration of the hemi-mandible witha well shaped condyle and coronoid after resecting a mandibular pathologic lesionin a young man.
