First report of an acute purulent maxillary sinusitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa secondary to dental implant placement in an immunocompetent patient.

C D'Ovidio, A Carnevale, G Pantaleone, A Piattelli, G Di Bonaventura

Department of Medicine and Aging Science, Section of Legal Medicine, 'G. d'Annunzio' University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy. cridov@yahoo.it

British dental journal 2011 Sep

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In this case report, we present maxillary Pseudomonas aeruginosa sinu sitis in an immunocompetent patient who underwent an autologous bone transplant for the insertion of dental implants. The infection was eradicated after removal of the dental implants and long-term antibiotic therapy. Despite the infection resolution, severe complications were observed with important legal consequences.

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C D'Ovidio, A Carnevale, G Pantaleone, A Piattelli, G Di Bonaventura. First report of an acute purulent maxillary sinusitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa secondary to dental implant placement in an immunocompetent patient. British dental journal. 2011 Sep;211(5):205-7