Abstract : Altered nasal airflow: an unusual complication following implant surgery in the anterior maxilla
Dental implants have been in routine clinical use for over three decades and are a predictable treatment modality. However, as with all other aspects of dentistry, complications occur. A 50-year-old female patient with complaints of a long ongoing unpleasant altered nasal airflow presented herself at the VU University Medical Center Amsterdam. Visual inspection of the right nasal cavity revealed that the apical part of a dental implant placed in the upper right first incisor region had perforated the nasal floor and was partially protruding into the nasal cavity. Subsequent treatment consisted of a transnasal resection of the apical part of the dental implant to the level of the nasal floor. After a 12-month follow-up period, the patient reported having no altered nasal airflow. In conclusion, dental implants protruding into the nasal cavity can cause an alteration to the airflow. Furthermore, a partial removal of the apical part of the dental implant is a viable method of treating dental implants that extend into the nasal cavity.
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- Abstract : Altered nasal airflow: an unusual complication following implant surgery in the anterior maxilla
- Background : Altered nasal airflow: an unusual complication following implant surgery in the anterior maxilla
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- Fig. 1. On anterior rhinoscopy, the apical part of the titanium dental implant in the right anterior maxilla was seen in the nasal floor close to the nasal septum : Altered nasal airflow: an unusual complication following implant
- Fig. 2. On radiological examination, it was confirmed that the dental implant had perforated the cortical bone of the right nasal floor : Altered nasal airflow: an unusual complication following implant
- Fig. 3. Postoperative radiograph of the resected dental implant in the right anterior maxilla : Altered nasal airflow: an unusual complication following implant