Aberrations Causing Neurovascular Damage in the Anterior Maxilla during Dental Implant Placement

Figure 6

(a) Postoperative CBCT (iCAT) imagery taken at implant clinic to investigate for pathology at osteotomy site 21. The cross-sectional views show that the implant has penetrated the anterolateral wall of the nasopalatine duct. Additionally, the xenograft granules are shown as remaining separate from the alveolus buccal to the implant. (b) Magnified axial image from (a) again showing that a well-demarcated canal is present between the apex of tooth 23 and the nasopalatine duct and palatally to the newly placed implant, white arrow.

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