An unusual foreign body in the nostril.

Nathan, K; Nagala, V; Farhat, S; Shah, A

Background:Intranasal teeth are uncommon. Causes include trauma, infection, anatomical malformations and genetic factors. They present mainly in children, and many are asymptomatic.Methods:This report describes the finding of a tooth that had been displaced into the nasal cavity in a six-year-old girl. The history, clinical examination, findings and operative treatment are described.Results:The child presented with nasal symptoms. Examination revealed a tooth in the right nasal cavity, confirmed by a lateral cephalogram radiograph. It was extracted under general anaesthesia. At follow up, the child was asymptomatic.Conclusion:This is an unusual case of a child presenting with an intranasal tooth and nasal symptoms following trauma a number of years earlier. The child underwent extraction of the tooth, and recovered well without any complications.

FOREIGN bodies; NASAL cavity; NOSE; RESPIRATORY obstructions; TEETH; WOUNDS & injuries

Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 2012, Vol 126, Issue 9, p952

0022-2151

Academic Journal

10.1017/S0022215112001351