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Culture and Imaging of Human Nasal Epithelial Organoids
Published on: December 17, 2021
An unusual foreign body in the nostril
1Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Oral Surgery, Southend University Hospital, Westcliff-on-Sea, UK. kavitanathan@doctors.org.uk
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.
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