title: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo after dental surgery.
abstract: We investigated the relationship between dental and maxillofacial surgery and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). BPPV represents the most frequent cause of vertigo of labyrinthine origin. BPPV has been reported following surgical trauma from various surgical interventions, regarding anatomical site and technical execution. A surgical origin is, in many cases, supported by the temporal relation to the surgical intervention as well as by the clinical picture. We considered eight BPPV cases of suspected iatrogenic origin focusing our attention on dental surgery with particular reference to surgical extraction of included teeth through rotating tools. The cases taken into account had no other inner ear disease and BPPV risk indicator. We conclude that dental surgery is a risk factor for BPPV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy. pinochiarella@tiscali.it
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chiarella
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leopardi
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Fazio
authors.forename: Rosarita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chiarella
authors.forename: Ettore
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cassandro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology*