Management of nasally erupting deciduous canine in operated cleft lip and alveolus patient.
Nasally erupting tooth is a rare finding seen associated with cleft lip and alveolus. It may be diagnosed as a result of symptoms such as difficulty in breathing, pain on sneezing or blowing the nose or may remain asymptomatic. A case of a 4 year old male child operated for bilateral cleft lip and alveolus with unilateral right sided nasally erupting deciduous canine is presented here.
Paediatric Department, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, India.
Adesh
A
Kakade
M M
MM
Gandhy
S G
SG
Damle
D002675:Child, Preschool; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D003481:Cuspid / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000473:pathology*; D014079:Tooth Eruption, Ectopic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000601:surgery*