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A life-threatening dental implant: A case report
Marco Dalle Carbonare1, Elizabeth Yeung1, Juveria Siddiqui2
1Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Background:
Intraoral bleeding complications in implant surgery are infrequent; nevertheless, serious and life-threatening complications have been described, generally related to mandibular implants.
Purpose:
This article presents the exceptional case of a 24-year-old woman who underwent repeated delayed life-threatening episodes of intraoral bleeding following uncovering of a maxillary dental implant. Local measures afforded only temporary control.
Results:
The episodes were successfully managed by embolising the greater descending palatine artery, and the patient remains now under close follow-up.
Conclusions:
Early recognition of shock secondary to hemorrhage following intraoral surgery is of paramount importance.
