Floor of mouth haemorrhage and life-threatening airway obstruction during immediate implant placement in the anterior mandible

• Published in: International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery Vol. 35; no. 10; pp. 961 - 964
• Main Authors: Woo, B.M., Al-Bustani, S., Ueeck, B.A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01-10-2006; Elsevier
• Subjects: Airway Obstruction - etiology; Airway Obstruction - therapy; Arteries - injuries; Biological and medical sciences; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma; Dental Implantation, Endosseous - adverse effects; Dentistry; Female; Hematoma - etiology; Hematoma - surgery; Humans; Intubation, Intratracheal; Mandible - surgery; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Mouth Floor - blood supply; Mouth Floor - injuries; Oral Hemorrhage - etiology; Oral Hemorrhage - surgery; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; Pneumology; Time Factors; Tracheostomy; Oral cavity; Floor; Mandible; Treatment; Implant; Respiratory disease; Stomatology; Surgery; Anterior; Airways obstruction; Hemorrhage
• ISSN: 0901-5027; 1399-0020
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2006.03.020

A majority of the procedures performed in the dental office setting are considered safe and minimally invasive. Despite this fact, as healthcare providers it is our responsibility to be able to anticipate, recognize and manage life-threatening emergencies that may occur. In the following report, the authors will describe a life-threatening complication that resulted from the placement of mandibular implants.