Open AccessIncisive dental implant migration into the nasal septum
Author(s) -
Ana Sousa Menezes,
Nuno Ribeiro Costa,
Filipa Moreira,
Daniela Ribeiro
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2018-228325
Subject(s) - medicine , nasal septum , surgery , implant , abscess , foreign body , displacement (psychology) , dentistry , nose , psychology , psychotherapist
We report the clinical case of a female patient who presented to our emergency department due to a septal abscess caused by the displacement of a dental implant into the nasal septum. The patient underwent surgical treatment for endoscopic foreign body excision and septal abscess drainage. Despite the presence of septal cartilage destruction, the L-shaped structure was preserved and no reconstruction was required. Postoperative healing was uneventful.