Accidental migration of dental implant into the nasal cavity: spontaneous expulsion through the nose

• Sanchis, J. ^[1] ; Díaz, J. ^[1]
  1. [1] Hospital General Universitario de Valencia

     Hospital General Universitario de Valencia

     Valencia, España

     
• Localización: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry, ISSN-e 1989-5488, Vol. 13, Nº. 10 (October), 2021, págs. 1057-1060
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Implant migration into the nasal fossa is a rare complication and it requires extraction by anterior rhinoscopy. We report a clinical case of placement of short dental implants, fixed or intruded in the nasal fossa floor, which was aspirated by the patient and spontaneously expelled a few days later. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no reports of spontaneously expulsion through the nasal cavity