title: Foreign body ingestion during dental implant procedures.
abstract: Two cases of swallowing of foreign material related to dental implants during dental practice are described. A conservative approach by clinical-radiographic follow-up was performed in both cases; however, one of the patients required colonoscopy under general anesthesia for the removal of the impacted foreign body from the intestinal region. These complications not only have associated economic cost but also carry the risk of malpractice litigation against the professional; thus, the surgeon was responsible for all the costs of hospital and surgery management of this case. Details of the clinical signs, radiographic examinations, type of treatment, and follow-up are presented.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program, Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. thiago.ctbmf@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Thiago de Santana
authors.initials: Tde S
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Antonio Azoubel
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Antunes
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vajgel
authors.forename: Thames Bruno Barbosa
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Cavalcanti
authors.forename: Luiz Ricardo Gomes de Caldas
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Nogueira
authors.forename: José Rodrigues
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Laureano Filho
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003679:Deglutition; D015921:Dental Implants; D003762:Dental Instruments; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants