Dentigerous Cyst in Relation to Ectopic 3rd Molar in Left Maxillary Sinus: Case Report

It is seen rarely to encounter an ectopic tooth eruption in a non-dental area. Multiple cases of the teeth erupting in the chin, mandibular condyle, coronoid process, palate and maxillary sinus. Often, the ectopic tooth in maxillary sinus is incidentally found on routine radiological examination, wh...

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Published inJournal of Advanced Medical and Dental Sciences Research Vol. 7; no. 12; pp. 202 - 205
Main Authors Jamatia, Kahamnuk, Khalid, Imran, Jenin, N T, Hinge, Arundhati Pramod, Kapoor, Shivangini, Hinge, Anniruddh, Pandey, Pritee Rajkumar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amritsar Journal of Advanced Medical and Dental Sciences Research (JAMDSR) 01.12.2019
Subjects
Case reports
Cysts
Endoscopy
Headache
Mandible
Maxillary sinus
Nose
Pain
Palate
Pathogenesis
Sinuses
Teeth
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Summary:It is seen rarely to encounter an ectopic tooth eruption in a non-dental area. Multiple cases of the teeth erupting in the chin, mandibular condyle, coronoid process, palate and maxillary sinus. Often, the ectopic tooth in maxillary sinus is incidentally found on routine radiological examination, while at the same time, they can be associated with pathologies like odontogenic keratocyst or dentigerous cyst. Moreover, swelling, facial pain, epistaxis , purulent rhinorrhoea, , headache and epiphora-related naso-lacrimal duct obstruction can also be seen. Most of the ectopic teeth within the maxillay sinus are remived by Caldwell -Luc procedure. In this study, a case of ectopic maxillary third molar tooth on left maxillary sinus is presented.
ISSN:2321-9599
DOI:10.21276/jamdsr