Case report, case study
https://doi.org/10.15644/asc57/4/9
Intranasal supernumerary tooth: two case reports and review of the literature
Mario Rašić
; University Hospital Centre ‘’Sestre milosrdnice’’, Clinic for tumors, Ilica 197, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Matija Mamić
; University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, University Hospital Dubrava, Avenue Gojko Susak 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Josip Biočić
; University of Zagreb School of Dental Medicine, Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, University Hospital Dubrava, Avenue Gojko Susak 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Ivica Lukšić
; University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, University Hospital Dubrava, Avenue Gojko Susak 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The presence of supernumerary tooth (SNT) in the nasal cavity is a rare condition with limited literature data. We report two cases with a history of nasal obstruction and difficulty breathing. In both cases, clinical and radiological examination confirmed intranasal SNT. Extractions were executed in general anesthesia using Rochester-Pean instruments transnasally. In addition, a literature review of intranasal SNT was performed. The database search retrieved a total number of 50 cases in time period from 1970. to 2020. Mean age of patients was 22.5 years. Most common symptoms were unilateral obstruction of breathing and headache. Surgical extraction of intranasal SNT is recommended to eliminate the symptoms.
Keywords
Supernumerary Tooth; Nasal Cavity; Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery; Odontogenesis; Tooth, Supernumerary; Surgical Removal
Hrčak ID:
312145
URI
Publication date:
27.12.2023.
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