Open AccessEctopic third molar in the maxillary sinus
Author(s) -
Shishir Mohan,
Hasti Kankariya,
Bhupendra Harjani,
Harish Sharma
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/0975-5950.94488
Subject(s) - medicine , molar , maxillary sinus , chin , dentistry , sinusitis , orthodontics , sinus (botany) , condyle , chronic sinusitis , anatomy , surgery , botany , biology , genus
Ectopic eruption of teeth into a region other than the oral cavity is rare although there have been reports of teeth in the nasal septum, mandibular condyle, coronoid process, palate, chin and maxillary sinus. Occasionally, a tooth may erupt in the maxillary sinus and present with local sinonasal symptoms attributed to chronic sinusitis. We present a case of an ectopic maxillary third molar tooth that caused chronic purulent sinusitis in relation to the right maxillary sinus.