Ectopic Supernumerary Tooth in Nasal Septum: A Case Study

نویسندگان
Salehi, Oveis ID 1
Ebrahimpoor, Sedighe ID 2
Mohebbi, Saleh ID 3

1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology.Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences,Bandarabbas,Iran.

2 3Cell and molecular biology,biochemistMsc,Research center of otolaryngology –head and neck surgery,Iran university of medical sciences,Tehran,Iran.

3 Department of Otorhinolaryngology.Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran,Iran.

doi
10.22038/ijorl.2013.665
چکیده

Introduction: Nasal teeth eruption is a rare phenomenon. The variability of symptoms and generic history makes the diagnosis difficult. This difficulty is more challenging when the tooth is placed in the depth of septum.   Case Report: Our case is an example of this problem. Herein, we present a case of intraseptal tooth with nasal obstruction and septal deviation and recurrent sinusitis. We present preoperative imaging.   Conclusion: Great suspicion may helpful for preoperative diagnosis and good deciding.

کلیدواژه‌ها
Ectopic teeth, Septal deviation, Supernumerary, tooth