A dental root in the ostium of the maxillary antrum.
Displacement of dental roots into the maxillary antrum during the attempted extraction of teeth is not an uncommon occurrence. Their subsequent discharge from the antrum into the nose is a recognised possibility. A case is reported of a dental root so displaced and found at operation to be in the ostium of the maxillary antrum, and it is speculated as to how it arrived there.
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery