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An unusual foreign body in the nostril

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2012

K Nathan ,
V Nagala ,
S Farhat  and
A Shah
K Nathan*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Oral Surgery, Southend University Hospital, Westcliff-on-Sea, UK
V Nagala
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Oral Surgery, Southend University Hospital, Westcliff-on-Sea, UK
S Farhat
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Oral Surgery, Southend University Hospital, Westcliff-on-Sea, UK
A Shah
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Oral Surgery, Southend University Hospital, Westcliff-on-Sea, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Kavita R Nathan, CONDO 413 1445 Fruitdale Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128, USA E-mail: kavitanathan@doctors.org.uk
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Abstract

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.

Keywords

TraumaToothForeign BodyNasal Cavity
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 126 , Issue 9 , September 2012 , pp. 952 - 954
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2012

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