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, year | Gender/age | Site | Exam | Prescription | Description |
| Shelley et al., 1999 | M/35 | Upper left canine | Periapical radiography | Restorative treatment | The radiolucencies that are distinct channels with corticated borders |
| Neves et al., 2012 | F/54 | Right lateral incisor | Panoramic radiography | Implant assessment | A narrow radiolucent area, similar to a canal, adjacent to the radicular root | CBCT | Accessory 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., 2015 | F/47 | Slightly medial to tooth 23 | CBCT | Implant assessment | A 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, 2017 | F/51 | Between the lateral incisor region and the apex of the maxillary canine | CBCT | Implant assessment | A path adjacent to the upper end of the implant and canine apex |
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F: female; M: male.
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