Two Cases of Mesiodens in Nasal Cavity.
- Author:
Yoo Jin SHIM
1
;
Seung Sin LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. seungsin2@ewha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Supernumerary teeth;
Maxilla
- MeSH:
Crowns;
Maxilla;
Nasal Cavity*;
Pathology;
Tooth;
Tooth, Supernumerary
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2007;50(12):1167-1169
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Supernumerary teeth, which is described as teeth or tooth substance that develops in excess of deciduous and permanent teeth, most commonly involve the anterior maxilla. Mesiodens are one type of supernumerary teeth that develops in paramedian space of premaxilla. Sometimes mesiodens can be inverted with its crown facing the nasal cavity. Because of its own pathology and possible disruption of neighboring normal teeth, supernumerary teeth should be removed regardless of its eruption. We experienced two cases of mesiodens detected in the nasal floor and so report these cases with a review of literature.
