Toothy first: implant migrates into nasal septum
Patient had a nasal obstruction a week after implants in her upper jaw: case report
One woman’s bid to improve her smile didn’t go to plan when her dental implant migrated into her nasal septum in a clinical first, Portuguese doctors report.
The 37-year-old presented to the Hospital de Braga ED complaining of nasal obstruction and pain one week after a dental implant was placed in her upper incisive region, the otorhinolaryngologists write in BMJ Case Reports.