34 Self-inflicted Foreign Bodies in the Maxillary Sinus

A case is presented where six gutta percha (GP) points were introduced into the right maxillary antrum during routine endodontic treatment on an upper second premolar tooth in a poorly controlled insulin-dependent diabetic. The surgical management of the case is described and the possibly more serious sequelae are discussed. Comments are made on the appropriateness of the treatment plan.

All cases of the last 5 years requiring foreign bodies to be removed from the paranasal sinuses were investigated as to causes, special aspects in diagnostics and therapy, occurrence of pathologic germs and possible sequels.