A 32 year old man reported to our hospital with the complaint of swelling in the right side of his face. He added that the size of the swelling was increasing progressively which made his face asymmetrical. He was very cautious about this progressive swelling which made him under huge depression.
After thorough clinical and radiological examination, Maxillofacial Surgeon Dr. S. M. Balaji diagnosed it as ameloblastoma involving the right side angle and ramus of the mandible. Surgery was planned to remove the lesion and reconstruct the affected jaw portion in a single stage. Through submandibular incision, complete removal of the benign lesion along with the involved teeth with sufficient clearance of the bone under General anesthesia. Long bone plate was fixed along with costochondral graft which was harvested was fixed to it. Miracle protein rhBMP-2 was wrapped over the costochondral graft to induce new bone formation. Incision was closed in layers. Patient was happy to have both removal and reconstruction in a single surgery. Postoperative OPG after 4 months showed good healing with healthy bone formation.
After thorough clinical and radiological examination, Maxillofacial Surgeon Dr. S. M. Balaji diagnosed it as ameloblastoma involving the right side angle and ramus of the mandible. Surgery was planned to remove the lesion and reconstruct the affected jaw portion in a single stage. Through submandibular incision, complete removal of the benign lesion along with the involved teeth with sufficient clearance of the bone under General anesthesia. Long bone plate was fixed along with costochondral graft which was harvested was fixed to it. Miracle protein rhBMP-2 was wrapped over the costochondral graft to induce new bone formation. Incision was closed in layers. Patient was happy to have both removal and reconstruction in a single surgery. Postoperative OPG after 4 months showed good healing with healthy bone formation.
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