Severe osteomyelitis following immediate placement of a dental implant
Kesting, M.R.; Thurmüller, P.; Ebsen, M.; Wolff, K.-D.
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants 23(1): 137-142
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0882-2786 PMID: 18416425 Document Number: 619024
Risk factors and complications in immediate implant placement are widely discussed. The present report describes a case of severe osteomyelitis as a serious complication after the immediate placement of a dental implant into an extraction socket of a 61-year-old woman. The course leads from initial treatment of recurrent perimandibular abscesses with surgical drainage and high-dose intravenous antibiotics to a refractory osteomyelitis. Hemimandibulectomy and partial mandibular reconstruction with a free fibular flap followed.