‘Intranasal toothache’: case report
| Autor: | T A van Essen, J.B. van Rijswijk |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Nasal cavity medicine.medical_specialty Tooth eruption Asymptomatic Surgical extraction Toothache medicine Humans Facial pain Administration Intranasal Tooth Eruption Ectopic business.industry General Medicine Surgery stomatognathic diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Tooth Supernumerary Otorhinolaryngology Tooth Extraction Etiology Nasal administration Nasal Cavity Nasal Obstruction medicine.symptom Tomography X-Ray Computed business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Laryngology & Otology. 127:321-322 |
| ISSN: | 1748-5460 0022-2151 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0022215112002927 |
| Popis: | Objective:This paper describes a patient with recurrent unilateral nasal discomfort and pain due to an intranasal tooth. A short overview of the literature is provided in relation to the aetiology, symptomatology, diagnosis and treatment of intranasal teeth.Case report:A 26-year-old man was referred with a history of recurrent left-sided nasal obstruction, facial pain and discomfort, and chronic purulent rhinorrhoea. Computed tomography revealed a nasal tooth, which was likely to have been the cause of these symptoms. After transnasal surgical extraction under endoscopic guidance, the patient was relieved of his complaints (at the one-year follow up).Conclusion:An ectopic tooth in the nasal cavity is a rare phenomenon, and in most cases the cause of an intranasal tooth remains unclear. The treatment of an intranasal tooth entails surgical extraction even though such teeth may remain asymptomatic; several cases have illustrated the potential significant morbidity associated with their occurrence. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|