1Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Coordinator-Postgraduate Certificate Course in Advanced Oral Implantology
2Professor and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academv of Higher Education, Manipal. India
3Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academv of Higher Education, Manipal. India
4Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academv of Higher Education, Manipal. India
5Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academv of Higher Education, Manipal. India
*Corresponding Author: Dr Srikanth G, Professor and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academv of Higher Education, Manipal, India, Email: srikanth.mds@manipal.edu
Online published on 4 June, 2019.
Intraoral periapical radiography and panoramic radiography used to be indispensable tools for hard tissue analysis in dental implant planning. However, their inherent 2D limitations have ushered in an era of Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) for a volumetric holistic analysis. This case report depicts accidental displacement of implant into a mandibular medullary bone space with deficient bone density in an otherwise healthy individual and its subsequent surgical retrieval and prognosis. We wish to highlight the importance of CBCT as a mandatory pre-surgical tool for implant planning in all cases to prevent intraoperative adverse events, irrespective of their medical status.
Implant displacement, medullary space, Cone Beam Computed Tomography
