title: [Nasal cavity supernumerary tooth and maxillary sinusitis: one case reported].
abstract: Supernumerary tooth is a rare case. This report described a case of nasal cavity supernumerary tooth association with maxillary sinusitis. A 28-year-old male patient reported with the chief complaint of nasal obstruction, headache and purulent secretion for the past three months. Clinic examination and CT examination showed that there was a supernumerary tooth in the right nasal bottom, and maxillary sinus was infected in the same side. This patient was performed supernumerary tooth removing and given antibiotics for 3 days. Ten days after the operation, there was no clinical symptoms, and nasal bottom mucosa was normal. After 3 months of follow-up, reexamination of coronal CT scan appeared normal.
authors.forename: Guangliang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Limin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000473:pathology; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000209:etiology*; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000473:pathology*; D015508:Nasal Obstruction; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents