Traumatic displacement of teeth into maxillary sinus cavity: an unusual dentoalveolar fracture

We present an unusual dentoalveolar fracture case who had displacement of teeth into maxillary sinus cavity. This patient was 15 years old. He had oral bleeding and lost teeth after falling from the top of a building. Examination of maxillofacial region showed that there were left maxillary teeth lost, alveolar fracture, gingival bleeding and laserations. Maxillofacial bones were found intact. Canine, both premolars and the first molar teeth on left maxilla were lost. Pantomographic evaluation viewed two teeth in the left maxillary sinus. In addition, computerized tomography clearly showed oroantral fistula, alveolar fracture and teeth into maxillary sinus. Extraction of teeth from sinus cavity was performed as well as repair of oroantral fistula and alveolar fracture. This patient is thought that dentoalveolar injury may be more serious than expected according to the oral examination and it requires careful evaluation, even if dentoalveolar trauma does not pose a significant morbid risk.