SINONASAL TEETH

Authors
Citation
Y. Elsayed, SINONASAL TEETH, Journal of otolaryngology, 24(3), 1995, pp. 180-183
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
ISSN journal
03816605
Volume
24
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
180 - 183
Database
ISI
SICI code
0381-6605(1995)24:3<180:ST>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Ectopic eruption of the teeth in the sinonasal tract and the migration of a displaced dental fragment from the maxillary sinus to the nose a re two rare phenomena. This paper reports three cases: an asymptomatic ectopic tooth within the nasal septum, an ectopic maxillary sinus too th causing repeated attacks of sinusitis, and a dental root that reach ed the nose through the maxillary antrum associated with Aspergillus s inusitis. The etiology, diagnosis, complications, and treatment of sin onasal teeth are discussed.