Endoscopic removal of a dental implant through a middle meatal antrostomy

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2007 Jul;45(5):408-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.12.003. Epub 2006 Jan 23.

Abstract

Ear nose and throat surgeons use endoscopic operations on the sinuses not only for chronic paranasal sinusitis but also for other operations. We report the case of a 52-year-old woman in whom we used an endoscopic technique to remove a dental implant that had been displaced into the maxillary sinus. We approached the sinus through the natural ostium, and the foreign body was removed through the widened ostium.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Dental Implants*
  • Endoscopy*
  • Female
  • Foreign Bodies / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Maxillary Sinus / surgery*
  • Middle Aged
  • Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / methods*

Substances

  • Dental Implants