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01-12-2015 | Case report
Focal osteoporotic bone marrow defect involving dental implant: a case report
Authors:
Natália Galvão Garcia, Francisco Barbara Abreu Barros, Márcia Maria Dalmolin Carvalho, Denise Tostes Oliveira
Published in:
International Journal of Implant Dentistry
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Issue 1/2015
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Abstract
In oral implantology, the most serious complications occur intraoperatively or within a short period. We describe an unusual case of focal osteoporotic bone marrow defect involving dental implant in the posterior mandibular region of the adult woman. Despite the fact that this condition requires no treatment, it could lead to the displacement of the dental implant. Additionally, this case report reinforces that histopathological analysis is mandatory for precise diagnosis of the radiolucency into posterior mandibular region of the adult woman associated or not with dental implant placement.