Ectopic maxillary tooth as a cause of recurrent maxillary sinusitis: a case report and review of the literature

Author:

Almomen Ali1,Alkhudair B1,Alkhatib A1,Alazzah G1,Ali Zainab2,Al Yaeesh Ibrahim3,AlOmairin Ahmed3,Alshuaibi Abdullah3,AlBahr Abdulelah3

Affiliation:

1. ENT Department, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

2. Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

3. King Faisal University, AlAhsa, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Abstract This article presents a rare case report of an ectopic third molar tooth located in the medial wall of maxillary sinus in a young male manifesting as recurrent sinusitis along with upper jaw pain and postnasal discharge diagnosed with an ectopic tooth and bilateral dentigerous cysts. This article aims to discuss this rare presentation of an ectopic tooth as a cause of recurrent maxillary sinusitis and the endonasal endoscopic management of the case.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Surgery

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