A Rare Entity Causing Chronic Sinusitis: Ectopic Tooth in Maxillary Sinus

Abstract

Ektopik dişler diş ve ağız harici lokalizasyonlarda nadiren tarif edilmişlerdir. Maksiller sinüs içinde ektopik diş çıkması, asemptomatik olması nedeniyle sıklıkla rutin radyolojik ve klinik değerlendirme sırasında tesadüfen karşılaşılır. Eğer maksiller sinüs içinde ektopik diş çıkması semptomatik oluşursa; pürülan rinore, yüz ağrısı, başağrısı, şişme, epistaksis ve epifora gibi bulgular görülebilir. Çoğunlukla Caldwell-Luc prosedürü ile tedavi edilir. Bu çalışmada, sağ maksiler sinüste ektopik maksiller üçüncü molar diş olgusu sunuldu

Keywords

• Maksiller sinüs, ektopik diş, caldwell-luc, sinüzit, yabancı cisim

A Rare Entity Causing Chronic Sinusitis: Ectopic Tooth in Maxillary Sinus

Abstract

Ectopic teeth have been rarely described in non-dental and non-oral localizations. Ectopic tooth eruption in maxillary sinus usually runs across incidentally during routine radiological or clinical evaluation because it is generally asymptomatic. If it occurs symptomaticaly; the findings like purulent rhinorrhoea, facial pain, headache, swelling, epistaxis and epiphora can be seen. It is often treated via Caldwell-Luc procedure. In this study, a case of ectopic maxillary third molar tooth on right maxillary sinus is presented.

Keywords

• Maxillary sinus, ectopic tooth, caldwell-luc, sinusitis, foreign body.

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