[Nasal cavity supernumerary tooth and maxillary sinusitis: one case reported].

[Nasal cavity supernumerary tooth and maxillary sinusitis: one case reported].

Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2015 Aug;29(16):1494-5

Authors: Guo G, Hu L, Lu Y

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.

PMID: 26665468 [PubMed - in process]

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