Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Apr 2012
Atraumatic Removal of an Asymptomatic Migrated Dental Implant Into the Maxillary Sinus: A Case Report
Atraumatic Removal of an Asymptomatic Migrated Dental Implant Into the Maxillary Sinus: A Case Report
DDS, MD, PhD,
DDS, MD, PhD,
DDS, MsD, and
DDS, MD
Page Range: 189 – 193
Copyright: 2011 by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
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View of the presence of the implant into the maxillary sinus. (a) Panoramic X ray. (b) Water's X ray. (c) Computerized tomography scan.
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Intraoperative view. (a) The osseous window and the holes for its postsurgical stabilization in position. (b) The opened sinus before removal of the implant.
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The dental implant after removal from the maxillary sinus.
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Postoperative X-ray films without the presence of the implant into the maxillary sinus. (a) Water's X ray. (b) Lateral X ray.
Contributor Notes
*Corresponding author, e‐mail: syomo@otenet.gr