'Intranasal toothache': case report.
J Laryngol Otol
; 127(3): 321-2, 2013 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This paper describes a patient with recurrent unilateral nasal discomfort and pain due to an intranasal tooth. A short overview of the literature is provided in relation to the aetiology, symptomatology, diagnosis and treatment of intranasal teeth. CASE REPORT A 26-year-old man was referred with a history of recurrent left-sided nasal obstruction, facial pain and discomfort, and chronic purulent rhinorrhoea. Computed tomography revealed a nasal tooth, which was likely to have been the cause of these symptoms. After transnasal surgical extraction under endoscopic guidance, the patient was relieved of his complaints (at the one-year follow up).CONCLUSION:
An ectopic tooth in the nasal cavity is a rare phenomenon, and in most cases the cause of an intranasal tooth remains unclear. The treatment of an intranasal tooth entails surgical extraction even though such teeth may remain asymptomatic; several cases have illustrated the potential significant morbidity associated with their occurrence.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Erupção Ectópica de Dente
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Odontalgia
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Obstrução Nasal
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Laryngol Otol
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article