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.
Kakade
Adesh
A
Paediatric Department, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, India.
Gandhy
M M
MM
Damle
S G
SG
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*