title: Endoscopic Removal of a Dental Implant From Maxillary Sinus.
abstract: The displacement of a dental implant into the maxillary sinus during surgery or after a period of use is a complication defined in the dental implant clinical practice. This complication arises primarily from inadequate bone height and peri-implant infection. Specifically, foreign objects in the maxillary sinus can cause sinusitis via impaired mucociliary flow and foreign body reactions, so they must be removed. Caldwell-Luc, transnasal, and intraoral endoscopic sinus surgeries have all been used to remove such foreign bodies and lesions from maxillary sinuses. In this article, the authors present the case of a patient whose dental implant slipped into the right maxillary sinus after a period of use and describe the endoscopic removal of said implant via an intraoral approach. The endoscopic removal of the dental implant from the maxillary sinus proved to be a safe, reliable, and minimally invasive method.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry †Department of Otolaryngology and Rhinology, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dundar
authors.forename: Turgut
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karlidag
authors.forename: Erol
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Keles
mesh_terms: D015921:Dental Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants