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Case Reports
. 1991 Jun;70(6):365-6.

Ectopic tooth in the roof of the maxillary sinus

S Elango  1 , S P Palaniappan
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  • PMID: 1893885
Case Reports

Ectopic tooth in the roof of the maxillary sinus

S Elango et al. Ear Nose Throat J. 1991 Jun.

Abstract

Eruption of a tooth into a nonoral environs is rare. Ectopic eruption of the tooth into the nasal cavity and chin has been reported before. This is a report of an ectopic third molar tooth in the roof of the maxillary sinus, which has not, to our knowledge, been reported before.

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