Frontal mucocele caused by an ectopic maxillary tooth.
OBJECTIVE
To present a previously unreported cause of frontal mucocele.


METHODS
A patient presented with a frontal mucocele and maxillary sinusitis. Computed tomography revealed an ectopic maxillary tooth as the cause of her signs and symptoms. Removal of the tooth by a Caldwell-Luc procedure facilitated resolution of the mucocele. Conventional treatment of mucoceles by endoscopic sinus surgery, and other rhinological sequelae of ectopic teeth, are considered.


CONCLUSIONS
This is the first documented case of an ectopic tooth causing a frontal mucocele, and demonstrates how effectively the patient's symptoms resolved on removal of the tooth.
Buchanan
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MA
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, and Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK. malcolm_buchanan123@hotmail.com
Prince
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Prinsley
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D009078:Mucocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D010146:Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014079:Tooth Eruption, Ectopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome