A case of tooth-filling antral rhinolithiasis presenting with blockage of the osteomeatal complex.
Tooth-filling antral rhinolithiasis is the phenomenon by which dental fillings are extruded into the maxillary sinus and are a source of infection. These fillings eventually become coated by salts of calcium and therefore form a stone. We describe a rare case in which the dental amalgam was eventually seen to cause osteomeatal complex obstruction after entering the sinus.
Departments of Radiology, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Trust, St Thomas' Street, London, UK. ramanvivek@hotmail.com
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D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D020347:Lithiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003723:Dental Amalgam