Case Report

Dental Implant in the Canalis Sinuosus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 1

Data of cases of the canalis sinuosus published in PubMed-Medline from 1999 to 2017.

Author, yearGender/ageSiteExamPrescriptionDescription

Shelley et al., 1999M/35Upper left caninePeriapical radiographyRestorative treatmentThe radiolucencies that are distinct channels with corticated borders

Neves et al., 2012F/54Right lateral incisorPanoramic radiographyImplant assessmentA narrow radiolucent area, similar to a canal, adjacent to the radicular root
CBCTAccessory canal on the right than compared to on the left, extending from the lateral nasal wall to an accessory foramen located on the hard palate

Torres et al., 2015F/47Slightly medial to tooth 23CBCTImplant assessmentA canal extending from the lateral wall of the nasal fossa and following a course skirting its margin, up to its inferior limit

Present case 1, 2017F/51Between the lateral incisor region and the apex of the maxillary canineCBCTImplant assessmentA path adjacent to the upper end of the implant and canine apex

F: female; M: male.