Unusual malignant neoplasms occurring around dental implants: A report of 2 cases
- Author:
Song Hee OH
1
;
Ju Hee KANG
;
Yu Kyeong SEO
;
Sae Rom LEE
;
Yong Suk CHOI
;
Eui Hwan HWANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Dental Implants; Mouth Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Plasmacytoma
- MeSH: Adult; Aged; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Dental Implants; Dentistry; Humans; Mandible; Maxillary Sinus; Maxillary Sinusitis; Mouth Neoplasms; Osteomyelitis; Peri-Implantitis; Plasmacytoma
- From:Imaging Science in Dentistry 2018;48(1):59-65
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Osseointegrated implants are now commonplace in contemporary dentistry. However, a number of complications can occur around dental implants, including peri-implantitis, maxillary sinusitis, osteomyelitis, and neoplasms. There have been several reports of a malignant neoplasm occurring adjacent to a dental implant. In this report, we describe 2 such cases. One case was that of a 75-year-old man with no previous history of malignant disease who developed a solitary plasmacytoma around a dental implant in the left posterior mandible, and the other was that of a 43-year-old man who was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma adjacent to a dental implant in the right posterior mandible. Our experiences with these 2 cases suggest the possibility of a relationship between implant treatment and an inflammatory cofactor that might increase the risk of development of a malignant neoplasm.
