Supernumerary Tooth in the Floor of the Nose

Hiranandani, L. H.; Melgiri, R. D.

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“…Only in 2 cases was a tooth present in both nasal cavities [13,32]. Intranasal teeth present a variety of signs and symptoms which include a feeling of foreign body in the nose [33], nasal obstruction [16,17], nasal discharge [12], recurrent epistaxis [34], nasal congestion [35], external deviation of nose [12], chronic intraoral sinus [32], oro-nasal ®stula [36], facial pain [37], and foul-smelling serous or purulent rhinorrhea [38]. Sometimes, an intranasal tooth is completely asymptomatic and may only be noticed on a routine clinical or radiographic examination [34].…”

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“…The aetiology of nasal teeth is not completely understood. However, theories proposed include teeth displaced by trauma [36,38,39], osteomyelitis of the maxilla [15], genetic factors, obstruction to eruption secondary to crowding of the dentition, retained primary teeth or exceptionally dense bone [40]. Sofat and Singh [17] and Endicott [31] proposed developmental disturbances such as cleft palate to be the cause for nasal tooth or teeth.…”

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Intranasal tooth as a complication of cleft lip and alveolus in a four year old child: case report and literature review

Gupta

Shah

2001

Int J Paed Dentistry

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Ectopic position of teeth is not rare. The presence of teeth have been reported in ovaries, testes, anterior mediastinum, and pre-sacral regions. In the maxillofacial region, teeth have been found in maxillary sinus, mandibular condyle, coronoid process, chin, nose, and even orbit. Approximately 50 cases of a tooth in the nasal cavity have been reported in literature. However, an intranasal tooth in cases of cleft lip and palate is comparatively rare. Intranasal teeth can cause problems such as nasal obstruction, chronic rhinorrhea and speech problems. Sometimes however, they are totally symptom-free. We present here an interesting case of an intranasal tooth in a four year-old-boy, who was operated on for cleft lip and alveolus at 6 months of age. The intranasal tooth did not cause any symptoms. The tooth was extracted under general anaesthesia when it was found to be very loosely attached to the nasal mucosa. The case is discussed in the light of relevant literature on intranasal teeth in cases of cleft lip and palate.

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Intranasal tooth as a complication of cleft lip and alveolus in a four year old child: case report and literature review

Gupta

Shah

2001

Int J Paed Dentistry

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“…Later, Gupta and Shah (2001) reviewed the occurrence of intranasal teeth and mentioned 49 cases reported in the literature by that time. Most of these cases of ectopic teeth were either due to trauma or developmental aberrations, like incomplete union of embryonic processes, as in cleft palate, leading to misdirected eruption of teeth at an ectopic site, osteomyelitis of the maxilla, or space restriction due to crowding of dentition (Hiranandani and Melgiri, 1968;Kohli and Verma, 1970;El Sayed, 1995). In a recent case, eruption of inverted permanent teeth was seen at the site of iatrogenic infection in the previous deciduous teeth (Dash et al, 2004).…”

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Ectopic supernumerary tooth on the inferior nasal concha

Ray¹,

Das²,

Roy³

2005

Clin. Anat.

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Variations regarding the location of an ectopic tooth in the human nasal cavity, although rare, are documented in the literature, but presence of an ectopic tooth on the inferior nasal concha (INC) has not been reported. We observed an anomalous tooth projecting from the posterior margin of the right INC in two adult female skulls. A small quadrangular tooth projected beyond the posterior margin of the hard palate in one of the skulls and a medium sized conical tooth was observed in the other skull. The affected INC in both skulls were located more inferiorly compared to the opposite side and were in close approximation with the hard palate. No similar findings were noted on the contralateral side nor were there any associated congenital or iatrogenic deformity. The phylogenetic, ontogenetic, and clinical importance of this variant is described. Knowledge of such an anomaly is of paramount importance to otorhinolaryngologists, reconstructive and dental surgeons, and radiologists for identification of such rarities encountered during invasive or non-invasive procedures.

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“…Those extra teeth are generally characterised by specific morphology. The most frequent form is the conical type 8,17 , less frequent are the tuberculate or barrelshaped and molariform types 7,24 . The term supernumerary nasal tooth (SNT) is commonly used for such a clinical finding.…”

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“…Irrespective of their origin, nasal teeth can cause crusting of the nasal mucosa, facial pain, abscess, a foul smell, headaches, recurrent epistaxis and unilateral nasal obstruction 1,5,7,9,11,12,14 . The diagnosis of nasal teeth is mainly based on clinical and radiographic examination.…”

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