Pericoronitis-related retrograde peri-implantitis in the right mandibular first molar region: a rare case report

Pericoronitis-related retrograde peri-implantitis in the right mandibular first molar region: a rare case report

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Pu Xu
Professor and Chairman, Department of Oral Implantation, Affiliated Haikou Hospital, Xiangya Medical school, Central South University, Hainan Provincial Stomatology Center, Haikou, China

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The following report presents a very unusual case of a 50-year-old man with retrograde peri-implantitis secondary to pericoronitis of a horizontal, incompletely impacted mandibular right third molar. A conebeam computed tomography scan revealed the presence of a radiolucency at the apex of the mobile implant at the right first molar site, which was detected one month after implant placement. The case management involved removal of the mobile implant and arrangement of a second implant surgery as well as extraction of the impacted third molar. The lesion gradually resolved over a 1-year period. The implant remained stable with no evidence of recurrence over a 4-year follow-up period.

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Publication history
Received: Wed 28, Feb 2018
Accepted: Thu 08, Mar 2018
Published: Thu 15, Mar 2018
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© 2023 Pu Xu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.DOCR.2018.10.002