Foreign Body Displacement for the Maxillary Sinus and Surgical Removal by the Caldwell-Luc Technique: Clinical Case

Until some time ago it was relatively rare, the presence of foreign bodies in the sinuses of the face and the most commonly found ones were of residual roots or even of dental elements that by intimal conditions were introduced in the maxillary sinus, practically being remnants of perforating traumas. With the advent of the Age of Implantology, it has become more common to find cylinders introduced into the maxillary sinuses, mainly due to failure in surgical planning, lack of preparation of the specialty, or even failures at the time of cylinder placement, culminating in an important iatrogeny. The frontal and maxillary sinuses are the most frequently involved although there are reports involving the ethmoid and sphenoidal sinuses. This article reports the case of a patient with a foreign body in the maxillary sinus, the removal of which was performed using the Caldwell-Luc technique, with successful surgery, presenting good patient recovery