Korean J Leg Med.  2020 May;44(2):92-95. 10.7580/kjlm.2020.44.2.92.

Fatal Complications of Dental Implant Surgery: An Autopsy Case Report

• Jung Y
• Lim S
• Ko Y
• Jang S
• Park H

• KMID: 2502455
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2020.44.2.92

Abstract

Dental implants have become a popular and rapidly advancing technique to replace missing teeth. They have increasingly been used in the past few decades and have been associated with an increasing number of complications. There may be mechanical side effects, such as implant fracture while chewing, but side effects related to general procedures, such as bleeding and inflammation, may occur. Here, we report an autopsy case of death from pulmonary abscess and pneumonia due to septic emboli from gingival inflammation and sinusitis associated with dental implant surgery.

Keyword

Autopsy; Forensic pathology; Dental implant; Sinusitis; Sinusitis; Pneumonia