Nasal teeth: A case report

Abstract

The ectopic eruption of the teeth into the nasal cavity is a rare phenomenon. We report a case of nasal tooth in the left nasal cavity in a 64-year-male. We describe the clinical and radiological findings of the case and discuss their etiology, diagnosis, complications and treatment.

Radiologic Findings of a Heterotopic Maxillary Third Molar

“…An ectopic tooth can be found in mandibular condyle, coronoid process or maxillary sinus and for heterotopic tooth, meatus acusticus externus, nasal septum, infratemporal fossa or nasal fossa are some of the places in the literature. [5][6][7][8][9]11,13,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] Heterotopic teeth are asymptomatic in most of the cases and are usually found in a routine clinical and radiological examination. 23 But there are some cases in the literature that patient has complaints such; mouth opening limitations, pain during mandibular movement, headache, swelling and pain.…”

“…[1][2][3][4] Heterotopic teeth might be located in many different spaces; such as meatus acusticus externus, nasal septum or nasal fossa. [5][6][7][8][9] Also, there are a few cases in the literature that reported a heterotopic tooth in the infratemporal fossa. 10,11 Radiologic Findings of a Heterotopic Maxillary Third Molar A AB BS S T TR RA AC CT T Impaction of a wisdom tooth is a common condition.…”

Fully Erupted Intranasal Tooth Mimicking Benign Tumor

“…The CT findings of tooth-equivalent attenuation and a centrally located cavity (pulp cavity) are highly discriminating features that help to confirm the diagnosis. 8 Second, the treatment of the intranasal tooth is early extraction, when diagnosed because of the potential morbidity, including external deviation of the nose, nasal septal abscess, and oronasal fistula. 2 Surgical methods depend on the involvement of structures FIGURE 1.…”

The Endoscopic Removal of a Nasally Ectopic Premolar Tooth

“…At the time of initial presentation, and subsequent CT scanning, the differential diagnosis in this case was either an osteoma or calcified foreign body with a nasal tooth not being initially suspected. Other differential diagnoses could include a rhinolith, a granulomatous infection [8], a calcified polyp, aendochondromaor malignant tumours such as chondrosarcoma or osteosarcoma [9].…”