Abstract

MENESES, Raphael Oliveira de; COSTA, Mário César Furtado da; LOURENCO, Ricardo Dias  and  CAVALCANTE, Josuel Raimundo. Displacing of the dental root into the Maxillary Sinus due to incorrect handling for extraction: A Case Report. Rev. cir. traumatol. buco-maxilo-fac. [online]. 2014, vol.14, n.4, pp. 77-80. ISSN 1808-5210.

The displacement of foreign bodies into the maxillary sinus is a rare accident, and that Dentistry needs special care. The recommended treatment for this kind of accident is the removal of the foreign body, preventing future infections. This paper aims to describe a clinical case surgery a patient who had introduced into the maxillary sinus a remnant root for a dentistry, accidentally. The patient sought a Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, which had been ordered imaging tests Computed Tomography, radiographic and preoperative routine for subsequent removal of the foreign body through Caldwell-Luc.

Keywords : Foreign Body; Maxillary sinus; surgery..