Endoscopic removal of an intranasal ectopic tooth.
Intranasal ectopic teeth are rare and ectopic eruption of teeth can occur in a variety of locations. Commonly seen in the palate and maxillary sinus, they have also been reported in the mandibular condyle, coronoid process, orbital and nasal cavities, and through the skin. With the advent of sinonasal endoscopy in the mid 1980s, and subsequent advances in surgical techniques, endoscopic management of intranasal lesions has become possible. In the current case study, we report a successful endoscopic removal of intranasal ectopic teeth located in the nasal cavity. The endoscopic surgical approach used in this case caused less morbidity than do the more common methods of removing an intranasal ectopic tooth.
Kim
Dae Hyung
DH
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Communication Disorder Institute of Medical Science Research Center, Guro Hospital, Korea University, 80 Guro-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul 152-703, South Korea.
Kim
Jeong-Min
JM
Chae
Sung Won
SW
Hwang
Soon Jae
SJ
Lee
Sang Hag
SH
Lee
Heung-Man
HM
D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014079:Tooth Eruption, Ectopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*