Postinsertion pain in region of mandibular dental implants: a case report

This report describes the role of severe pain in failure of dental implants. A 27-year-old woman presented to the clinic to replace the missing mandibular right first molar and second premolar. A panoramic radiograph was taken, and a clinical examination was done. A decision was made to extract the mandibular right second molar, which had failing endodontics, and two dental implants were placed. Two days later, the patient reported severe pain in that area. Microscopic examination of the surgical specimen revealed longitudinal section of peripheral nerve in the implant site.