Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009
A Method to Retrieve a Displaced Dental Implant From the Maxillary Sinus
A Method to Retrieve a Displaced Dental Implant From the Maxillary Sinus
DDS
Page Range: 70 – 74
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.Abstract
Copyright: American Academy of Implant Dentistry

