title: Treatment of dental implant-related maxillary sinusitis with functional endoscopic sinus surgery in combination with an intra-oral approach.
abstract: The present report describes the case of a patient who underwent maxillary sinusitis right after dental implant installation with sinus lifting. Computed tomography scan revealed a dental implant (#16) was protruded inside the right maxillary sinus and confirmed the obstruction of ostium. A symptom remission was gained with the dual approaches combined by functional endoscopic sinus surgery and an intra-oral approach. Fully recovered function and healing of sinus were identified after 10 months follow-up. We report the case of sinusitis caused by protrusion of implants with sinus floor lift procedures and propose that practitioners should be aware of the possible its complications and management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Ki-Young
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Bae
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Dental implants; Endoscopy; Maxillary sinusitis