Ectopic Supernumerary Tooth in Nasal Septum:  A Case Study

Mohebbi, Saleh; Salehi, Oveis; Ebrahimpoor, Sedighe

doi:10.22038/ijorl.2013.665

Ectopic Supernumerary Tooth in Nasal Septum: A Case Study

Document Type : Case Report

Authors

Saleh Mohebbi ¹

Oveis Salehi ²

Sedighe Ebrahimpoor ³

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology.Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran,Iran.

² Department of Otorhinolaryngology.Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences,Bandarabbas,Iran.

³ 3Cell and molecular biology,biochemistMsc,Research center of otolaryngology –head and neck surgery,Iran university of medical sciences,Tehran,Iran.

10.22038/ijorl.2013.665

Abstract

Introduction:
Nasal teeth eruption is a rare phenomenon. The variability of symptoms and generic history makes the diagnosis difficult. This difficulty is more challenging when the tooth is placed in the depth of septum.

Case Report:
Our case is an example of this problem. Herein, we present a case of intraseptal tooth with nasal obstruction and septal deviation and recurrent sinusitis. We present preoperative imaging.

Conclusion:
Great suspicion may helpful for preoperative diagnosis and good deciding.

Keywords

Ectopic teeth

Septal deviation

Supernumerary

tooth