Endoscopic-assisted removal of an intraorbital dislocated dental implant

Objectives: Displacement of dental implants in the orbit is extremely rare. The aim of this article is to present and discuss the endoscopic management of a dental implant dislocated in the orbit.

Material and methods: A 40-year-old woman underwent the placement of three dental implants at the upper right molar region, but during the intervention, the implant was displaced in the orbit.

Results: The implant was removed endoscopically through the existing oroantral communication: the postoperative course was uneventful.

Conclusion: To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report on a displaced non-zygomatic dental implant into the orbit. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the endoscopic approach is highly reliable and minimally invasive to remove foreign bodies from paranasal sinuses.

To cite this article:
Griffa A, Viterbo S, Boffano P. Endoscopic-assisted removal of an intraorbital dislocated dental implant.
Clin. Oral Impl. Res. 21, 2010; 778–780.
doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2009.01894.x