Dental pulp necrosis as a rare complication of reduction malarplasty.

摘要: Reduction malarplasty through the intraoral or combined approach using and preauricular incisions is widely performed as an aesthetic surgical procedure in northeast Asia. The authors recently examined a patient who underwent this type of surgery presented with discoloration both upper canine teeth that was diagnosed pulp necrosis. This case suggests possibility necrosis occurs result vibration heat energy transmitted from rotating bur to anterior superior alveolar nerve branch located more lateral superficial portion than normal position. Although extremely rare, it hoped will heighten awareness surgeons potential complication.