Decompression of the inferior alveolar nerve to treat the pain of the mandible caused by fibrous dysplasia-case report.

Fibrous dysplasia is a kind of benign bone lesion characterized by the manifestation of the replacement of the normal substance of bone by fibro-osseous connective tissue. A patient diagnosed fibrous dysplasia had unbearable pain in the left mandibular region only. To treat the patient, an navigation template was designed to guide the decompression of inferior alveolar nerve, and piezosurgery was performed to do the osteotomy. After the surgery, the pain disappeared. The sensation of the lower lip recovered.