Endoscopic-assisted removal of an intraorbital dislocated dental implant.

摘要

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.