Ueno Daisuke, Banba Noriko, Hasuike Akira, Ueda Kazuhiko, Kodama Toshiro
1 Ueno Dental Clinic, Akitakata, Hiroshima, Japan.
2 Department of Implantology and Periodontology, Kanagawa Dental University, School of Dentistry, Yokohama, Japan.
J Oral Implantol. 2019 Jun;45(3):213-217. doi: 10.1563/aaid-joi-D-18-00271. Epub 2019 Feb 6.
Sinus floor augmentation (SFA) is the most predictable treatment option in the atrophic posterior maxilla. However, exposure of the apical implant body into the maxillary sinus cavity is an occasionally observed phenomenon after SFA. Although most penetrating dental implants remain completely asymptomatic, they may induce recurrent rhinosinusitis or implant loss. Removal of the implant should be considered if there is significant implant exposure that results in prolonged treatment and increased costs. This case report demonstrates a recovery approach using sinus floor reaugmentation without implant removal in a patient with an apically exposed implant into the maxillary sinus cavity.
