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Preoperative clinical and panoramic view of BRONJ
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The patient's chief complaint was pain and infection of exposed bone on the right posterior mandible since 2 months ago (Figure 1A). The panoramic radiography illustrated the necrotic bone segment within the ill-defined radiolucency in the above-mentioned region (Figure 1B).
The accidental diagnosis of AMF posterior to main mental foramen intraoperatively
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During the operation and after the flap elevation, the surgeon accidentally observed the accessory mental foramen (AMF) with an additional nerve, right posterior to the main MF (Figure 2).
The diagnosis of AMF posterior to main mental foramen confirmed by CBCT
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Using the CBCT views, the accessory mental foramen was obviously detected just posterior to the main one on the right side of mandible (Figure 3).