title: An unerupted tooth?--who nose?
abstract: Foreign bodies may present to the general dental practitioner, either as a cause of complaint or, more commonly, as an incidental finding during routine examination. This article describes an unusual case where a rhinolith perforated the hard palate to appear in the mouth as an erupting tooth.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is useful for the general dental practitioner to be aware of the existence of foreign bodies, their sequelae and management.
authors.affiliation: Birmingham Dental Hospital, St Chad's Queensway, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Sheena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kotecha
authors.forename: P G John
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Rout
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D009666:Nose; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000601:surgery*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000601:surgery; D014079:Tooth Eruption, Ectopic / Q000175:diagnosis*