title: Rhinolithiasis: a review.
abstract: A rhinolith is an object that has become lodged in the nose and has slowly calcified. It is seen on dental radiographs as a radiopaque object in the nasal fossa and may be confused with several pathologic entities that call for more invasive surgical procedures. A history of unilateral nasal stuffiness, obstruction, and discharge is common but not always present. Two clinically diverse cases are presented.
authors.affiliation: Oral Medicine Clinic, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Calif.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Appleton
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Kimbrough
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Engstrom
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002137:Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic