Single central maxillary incisor with nasal pyriform aperture stenosis--CT diagnosis prior to tooth eruption.
Two children with nasal pyriform aperture stenosis had the diagnosis of single central maxillary incisor made with CT scanning prior to tooth eruption and the clinical appreciation of this finding. The surgical and clinical implications of this diagnosis will be presented.
Royal
S A
SA
Department of Pediatric Imaging, Children's Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham 35233, USA.
Hedlund
G L
GL
Wiatrak
B J
BJ
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D015607:Stents; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014078:Tooth Eruption