title: A method to retrieve a displaced dental implant from the maxillary sinus.
abstract: Dental implants can be displaced into the maxillary sinus. Retrieval by endoscopic or Caldwell-Luc techniques have been previously reported. A modified Caldwell-Luc technique is presented here, where a small round lateral osseous window is created. A plastic surgical aspirator tip is cut and modified to fit tightly into the access window. The sinus is filled with saline, and the patient is placed in a lateral recumbent position in the dental chair with the involved sinus on the underside. The saline acts as a vehicle to bring out the implant. The festooned aspirator is then introduced into the access window, and the errant implant can be successfully brought to the window for retrieval.
authors.affiliation: dffdds@charter.net
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Flanagan
mesh_terms: D015921:Dental Implants; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013396:Suction / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants