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Elevated floor of the mouth with protruding tongue.
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The tongue was elevated up to the hard palate by a spreading hematoma at the floor of the mouth (Figure 1).
Cone beam tomography of the implant in region 32.
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Cone beam tomography revealed an incorrectly placed implant in region 32, protruding into the deep part of the anterior floor of the mouth (Figure 2).
Patient postoperative with tracheotomy and extraoral drainage in the chin region.
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Temporary tracheotomy for three days was indicated due to a massive swelling of the tongue (Figure 3).
Postoperative orthopantogram.
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The postoperative orthopantogram is shown in Figure 4.