Ectopic Intranasal Tooth

Abstract

The intranasal tooth is a rare clinical phenomenon that has unclear etiology. It may result to rhinolith with deposition calcium and organic materials around the ectopic nasal tooth. In this report we presended 43-year-old female who had ectopic nasal tooth which seems to be rhinolith .Diagnose of ectopic nasal tooth was determined by radiological examination and it was extracted by endoscopically.

Keywords

• Rhinolith; ectopic; tooth; nasal cavity

Ektopik İntranazal Dis

Abstract

İntranazal dis, etyolojisi net olmayan nadir bir klinik durumdur. Ektopik nazal dis çevresinde kalsifikasyon ve organik materyallerin birikimiyle rinolit olarak ortaya çıkabilir. Bu çalısmada rinolit olarak kendini gösteren ektopik nazal disi olan 43 yasında bayan hasta sunulmustur. Ektopik nazal dis teshisi radyolojik incelemeyle konulmus ve ve endoskopik olarak çıkarılmıstır.

Keywords

• Rinolit; ektopik; dis; nazal kavite

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