title: Dental implants after the use of bichat's buccal fat pad for the sealing of oro-antral communications. A case report and literature review.
abstract: Oro-antral communications are frequent complications in oral surgery, and generally occur after molar extractions, maxillary sinus elevations or dental implant procedures. The presence of these defects may increase the morbidity and often need a surgical approach. The present report describes an oro-antral communication in a 52-year-old female who presented a 2 week-course of painless nasal obstruction and rhinorrea after a right maxillary sinus floor elevationwith simultaneous dental implant placement. Based on the anamnesis, clinical examination and a computed tomographyof the paranasal sinuses, a diagnosis of odontogenic rhinosinusitis associated with a 1.5 cm diameter oro-antral communicationwas establishedand its surgical closure using Bichat's buccal fat pad was planned.After 15 months, the patient was successfully rehabilitated with an implant-supported 3 unit fixed partial denture.Key words:Dental implants, buccal fat pad, oro-antral communications.
authors.affiliation: DDS, MS. Master degree program in Integrated Adult Dentistry. Faculty of Dentistry - University of Barcelona. Department, Hospital Universitari Sagrat Cor. Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Cosimo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Galletti
authors.affiliation: MD. Department of Otorhinolaryngology. Faculty of Medicine - University of Messina.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cammaroto
authors.affiliation: MD, PhD. Department of Otorhinolaryngology. Faculty of Medicine - University of Messina.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Galletti
authors.affiliation: DDS, MS. Master degree program in Oral Surgery and Implantology. Associate professor of Oral Surgery and Professor of the Master degree program of Oral Surgery and Implantology. Faculty of Dentistry - University of Barcelona.
authors.forename: Octavi
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Camps-Font
authors.affiliation: MD, DDS, MS, PhD. Chairman and Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Faculty of Dentistry - University of Barcelona. Coordinating investigator of the IDIBELL institute. Head of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Teknon Medical Center. Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Cosme
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gay-Escoda
authors.affiliation: MD, DDS, MS, PhD. Professor of the Master degree program of Integrated Adult Dentistry. Faculty of Dentistry - University of Barcelona. Head of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
authors.forename: José-Javier
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bara-Casaus