{"id":887,"date":"2026-05-28T09:39:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T09:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forum-impl.iti.org\/en\/?post_type=article&p=887"},"modified":"2026-06-15T09:56:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:56:41","slug":"surgical-options-for-the-posterior-mandible-1902","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/forum-impl.iti.org\/en\/article\/surgical-options-for-the-posterior-mandible-1902\/","title":{"rendered":"Surgical Options for the Posterior Mandible"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"article-type":[5],"forum-tag":[119,48,223,224,222,221],"class_list":["post-887","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article-type-feature-article","forum-tag-computer-aided-implant-surgery","forum-tag-dental-implants","forum-tag-fixed-partial-denture","forum-tag-implant-surgery","forum-tag-partial-edentulism","forum-tag-posterior-mandible"],"acf":{"feature_topic":1455,"authors":[1176,1178,1180],"read_time":"12 min","publication_date":"20170601","doi":"10.3290\/iti.fi.45677","excerpt":"This article focuses on the surgical and prosthodontic options for implant placement in the posterior mandible. The authors draw on the existing literature and their 20 years of experience to describe the management of this anatomical region.","references":"

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