Intranasal tooth in patient with cleft lip and palate: case report

Aline Rogéria F. de CASTILHO, Denise Cristina PAZIN, Raquel HUSSNE, Cleide F. de Carvalho CARRARA

The presence of teeth at the nasal cavity is rare and involves some characteristic signs and symptoms, such as nasal obstruction, eventual rhinitis and fetid smell, and also others that may be confused with other pathologies. Therefore, differential diagnosis should be carefully accomplished by means of clinical and radiographic examinations of the area. Treatment is usually surgical and may prevent secondary complications. The present paper presents a case of intranasal tooth and the respective surgical treatment for its removal.

Keywords: Ectopic tooth eruption. Cleft lip and/or palate. Tooth extraction.

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