Open AccessIntranasal inverted tooth: A rare cause of a persistent rhinosinusitis
Author(s) -
José Wilson Noleto,
Roberto Prado,
Julierme Ferreira Rocha,
Márcio André F DaCosta,
Cabiará Uchôa Guerra Barbosa,
Maria Das Graças Toscano
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.127630
Subject(s) - nasal cavity , medicine , rhinorrhea , nasal administration , sinus (botany) , dentistry , supernumerary , maxillary sinus , surgery , botany , immunology , biology , genus
The aim of this study was to report a case of two supernumerary teeth in the nasal cavity in a 22-year-old woman who presented pain, rhinorrhea, and inflammation of the nasal mucosa (rhinosinusitis). The computed tomograph scan showed two radiopaque images that were diagnosed as supernumerary nasal teeth. One was unerupted in the floor and the other inverted, and erupted on the floor on the left side of the nasal cavity. They were removed under general anesthesia, one through the palatine approach, and the other directly through the nasal cavity. The patient was followed for a year and there was no sign of recurrence of rhinosinusitis.