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[Congenital piriform aperture stenosis and odontogenic disorders]
A Delforge1, G Raoul, P Fayoux
1Service de stomatologie et chirurgie maxillo-faciale, hôpital Roger-Salengro, rue Émile-Laine, Lille cedex, France. antoinedelforge62@gmail.com
Purpose:
We had for objective to assess odontogenic disorders associated to a congenital piriform aperture stenosis and to study their various presentations.
Methods:
Twelve patients presenting with a congenital piriform aperture stenosis, 1 week to 3 months of age, were retrospectively included from 1998 to 2008. All patients underwent an initial CT scan to evaluate the temporary dental germs.
Results:
Deciduous dental germs were abnormal in 75% of the cases. Thirty-three percent had a single median maxillary central incisor.
Discussion:
The concept of solitary median maxillary central incisor syndrome makes for a more pathophysiological approach of this type of disease, with various clinical presentations, corresponding to various levels of severity of a same pathological process.
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