ArticleBritish dental journal2019
Potential neurovascular damage as a result of dental implant placement in the anterior maxilla.
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- Anatomical Factors of the Anterior and Posterior Maxilla Affecting Immediate Implant Placement Based on Cone Beam Computed Tomography Analysis: A Narrative Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Assessment of canalis sinuosus, rare anatomical structure using cone-beam computed tomography: A prospective study.Journal of clinical imaging science · 2024Article
- Anatomical variations and accessory structures in the maxilla in relation to implantological procedures: an observational retrospective study of 212 cases using cone-bean computed tomography.International journal of implant dentistry · 2022Observational
- Prevalence, Radiographic Features and Clinical Relevancy of Accessory Canals of the Canalis Sinuosus in Cypriot Population: A Retrospective Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
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- Analysis of Alveolar Bone Morphology of the Maxillary Central and Lateral Incisors with Normal Occlusion.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Article
- Canalis Sinuosus Damage after Immediate Dental Implant Placement in the Esthetic Zone.Case reports in dentistry · 2019Article
- Evaluation of Buccal Bone Wall Thickness of Anterosuperior Teeth and Nasopalatine Duct Morphology in Cone Beam Computed Tomography of Patients Living at Different Altitudes: A Two-Year Retrospective Study.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community DentistryArticle
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Abstract
Introduction A patient requested dental implant therapy to replace his missing upper left central incisor. Pre-operative cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging revealed a complex neurovascular supply to the anterior maxilla.Discussion Imaging demonstrated accessory neurovascular canals around the nasopalatine foramen which directly communicate with canalis sinuosus. They are, therefore, most likely to carry branches of the anterior superior alveolar nerve and vessels. One of these canals was directly in the path of proposed dental implant placement. A review of the dental literature suggests that such anatomical variation is relatively common. Some authors have proposed that injury to these structures is a cause of intractable pain following dental implant placement. Following discussion with the patient, it was agreed that the provision of an adhesive bridge was a realistic alternative in this case.Conclusion The availability of CBCT imaging in recent years has shown that complex neurovascular anatomy in the anterior maxilla is not uncommon. Evidence is lacking regarding the relevance of this to dental implant placement but it is possible that injury to these structures explains some cases of postoperative intractable pain.
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