Endoscopic removal of a supernumerary tooth from the nasal cavity in an adult.
Eruption of a tooth into the nasal cavity is a rare event. However it is important to identify such a condition as it has the potential to cause significant morbidity. We report a unique case of intranasal supernumerary tooth erupted into nasal causing significant nasal symptoms in an otherwise healthy patient which was removed endoscopically.
Sanei-Moghaddam
Ali
A
ENT Department, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, CF14 9 JF, Wales, UK. AL.SANE@DOCTORS.NET.UK
Hyde
Nicholas
N
Williamson
Peter
P
D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000601:surgery*; D014079:Tooth Eruption, Ectopic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000150:complications