Case presentation of an intranasal ectopic tooth in a pediatric patient

Intranasal Ectopic Tooth in Adult and Pediatric Patients: A Report of Two Cases

“…Both cases agree with previous reports regarding no predisposition for left or right nostril [7], no occurrence in both nostrils [2], and symptoms such as nasal obstruction and epistaxis [2, 8]. The lack in pattern for left or right nostril could be explained by the possible etiology of the ectopic eruption: obstruction by the time of eruption caused by persistent deciduous teeth; no space in the arc; intrusive luxation; facial deformities, such as cleft palate; cysts; and genetic predisposition [5].…”

“…Intranasal tooth represents a small portion of all reported cases of ectopic eruption in the literature. Although the occurrence of supernumerary teeth is rare, up to 1% [4], it overcomes the prevalence of deciduous and permanent teeth found in the nasal cavity [2, 8]. In this report, we show two rare cases of permanent teeth found intranasally, one in a 32-year-old woman and the other in an 8-year-old girl.…”

Ectopic intranasal canine tooth in a child: A rare case report and literature review

“…Ectopic intranasal tooth is a rare phenomenon, with a male predominance and around half of all patients are diagnosed before adulthood [7]. Ectopic intranasal tooth arising from inferior turbinate is very rare, from 1966 to 2014 ectopic tooth arising from inferior turbinate in two adult female skulls has been reported by Ray [8] and in a pediatric patient by Yu [9]. No clear etiological factor has been suggested in most of the reported cases.…”

“…No clear etiological factor has been suggested in most of the reported cases. However, a number of etiological causes were raised, such as dental trauma, maxillary osteomyelitis, and development of a defect such as cleft palate, nasal infections and genetic factors [9,10]. In children, intranasal ectopic teeth occur more frequent in patients with cleft lip and alveolus [1,2].…”

“…However, idiopathic etiology has been described as an etiologic factor for ectopic teeth [7]. In most cases, intranasal ectopic teeth are most commonly seen as a single unilateral tooth rather than multiple teeth in both nasal cavities [1,9]. The diagnosis of an intranasal tooth is not difficult but it lacks clinical symptoms and has a vague clinical presentation that led it to be easily missed.…”