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Intrusion of an incisor tooth into the contralateral frontal sinus following trauma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Akira Hara ,
Jun Kusakari ,
Akira Shinohara ,
Yuzo Yamada  and
Naoaki Sato
Akira Hara*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba (Japan)
Jun Kusakari
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba (Japan)
Akira Shinohara
Affiliation:
Department of NeurosurgeryHata General Hospital (Japan)
Yuzo Yamada
Affiliation:
Department of NeurosurgeryHata General Hospital (Japan)
Naoaki Sato
Affiliation:
Department of NeurosurgeryHata General Hospital (Japan)
*
Akira Hara, M.D., Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki-ken 305, Japan. Fax: 81-298-53-3147.
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Abstract

Although intrusions of glass fragments into the frontal sinuses are not uncommon in traffic accidents, a case with a tooth in the frontal sinus has never been reported. We report a patient with traumatic inclusion of an incisor tooth in the contralateral frontal sinus. Radiographic investigations demonstrated the tooth in the frontal sinus though no skin damage was recognized on the upper face. The usefulness of CT scan in localizing the missing tooth after facial trauma and its route of entry into the contralateral frontal sinus is discussed.

Keywords

Foreign bodyParanasal sinus, frontalTooth, incisor
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 3 , March 1993 , pp. 240 - 241
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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