A dental implant in the anterior cranial fossae

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2010 Jan;39(1):92-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2009.07.017. Epub 2009 Sep 2.

Abstract

Foreign bodies in the anterior cranial fossa are unusual. This is a case of a 50-year-old man who presented with a dental implant displaced into the anterior cranial fossae, which was removed endoscopically with dural reconstruction.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / etiology
  • Cranial Fossa, Anterior / pathology*
  • Dental Implants / adverse effects*
  • Endoscopy
  • Eyelid Diseases / etiology
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Foreign Bodies / etiology*
  • Hematoma / etiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Orbital Fractures / etiology
  • Postoperative Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Dental Implants