Open AccessHemorrhage in the Floor of the Mouth After Second-Stage Surgery: Case Report
Author(s) -
Andi Setiawan Budihardja,
Christoph Pytlik,
Stephan Haarmann,
Frank Hölzle
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
implant dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1538-2982
pISSN - 1056-6163
DOI - 10.1097/01.id.0000223224.79449.30
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , hematoma , floor of mouth , prosthesis , abutment , dentistry , surgery , perforation , stage (stratigraphy) , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , implant , oral cavity , paleontology , civil engineering , materials science , botany , biology , engineering , punching , metallurgy , genus
Placement of dental implants in the interforaminal region of the mandible is generally considered a routine, simple, and safe procedure. However, severe bleeding and hematoma in the floor of the mouth have been reported as a rare but potentially fatal complication related to the placement of an implant in this region. The following report describes a case of life-threatening hemorrhage in the floor of the mouth after second-stage surgery to place the healing abutment. The implants were forced to match with the prosthesis in a severely atrophic upper jaw, resulting in a perforation of the lingual cortex and mucosa of the floor of the mouth. Clinicians who place implants should be knowledgeable in the treatment of such a serious complication.