Possibility of Using Flexible Dentures Over Iliac Bone Graft in Adolescent Patients With Ameloblastoma: A Case Report

Abstract BackgroundThe use of bone grafts is a common procedure after excision and reconstruction of the mandible, but it is rare in children and adolescents due to incomplete growth, which means a long transition period until reaching an appropriate age for implantation or predictable outcomes. Case PresentationThis article describes 9 months follow-up of the use of a flexible denture above a bone graft taken from the anterior iliac crest for adolescent Patients with resected mandible due to ameloblastoma.Taking into account prosthetic considerations, radiography, and clinical monitoring, showed no problems with the graft.ConclusionIt is safe to use a flexible denture as prosthetic over Iliac bone graft block during healing period.