Surgical treatment for a rare case of ectopic tooth in the lateral wall of the nasal cavity

• Autor(a) principal: Manoela Mourade Bortoli
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: José Alcides Almeida de Arruda, Ricardo José Holanda Vasconcellos, Emanuel Dias Oliveira e Silva, Ana Karina de Medeiros Tormes, Amália Moreno, Ana Paula Veras Sobral
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFMG
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.21270/archi.v8i11.4635; http://hdl.handle.net/1843/56213
• topic: Mouth; Tooth; Ambulatory surgical procedures; Nose; Physical examination; Radiography, dental

Among the ways to approach cases of ectopic teeth, the surgical approach is a valid option and should be considered, since it is considered simple and it permits direct visualization and a rapid recovery. The aim of this article is to report a rare case of ectopic tooth in the lateral wall of the nasal cavity caused by trauma in the maxillofacial region in childhood, and to describe its clinical and imaging characteristics as well as ways of treatment and surgical aspects. A 25-year-old woman was seen at the clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology due to the presence of a foreign body in the nose. A treatment plan was elaborated based on physical and radiographic examination. The tooth was removed by a surgical approach and the patient underwent esthetic rehabilitation. Surgical treatment of ectopic teeth provides a good and satisfactory postoperative result, is simple and mostly without complications. Ectopic teeth are rare, and the professional should be able to perform the diagnosis, indication and planning of treatment, as well as its execution. Surgical treatment is an option that produced an effective result in the present case