Mandibular augmentation implants, methods, and uses

A mandibular implant comprising:

• a body having a substantially U-shaped structure and comprising a mental arch, a first end region comprising a first lateral arm and a first ramus extension and a second end region comprising a second lateral arm and a second ramus extension, the body comprising an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface being generally shaped to conform to the contours of a mental tubercle region and a bottom part of a base region of the mandible,
• the body sized and dimensioned to an axial length configured to extend from a point laying in a region between an attachment location of a left mandibular osteocutaneous ligament and a left gonial angle to a between an attachment location of a right mandibular osteocutaneous ligament and the right gonial angle, and
• the first ramus extension having a height projecting about 5 mm to about 2.5 cm superiorly from the first lateral arm of the first end region and the second ramus extension having a height projecting about 5 mm to about 2.5 cm superiorly from the second lateral arm of the second end region, wherein the first and second ramus extensions form a discrete back jaw component that provides a mandibular angle augmentation or enhancement.