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Case Reports
. 1998 Dec;43(6):385-6.
doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1998.tb00196.x.

Supernumerary tooth in the maxillary sinus: case report

N Erkmen  1 , S Olmez, M Onerci
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Case Reports

Supernumerary tooth in the maxillary sinus: case report

N Erkmen et al. Aust Dent J. 1998 Dec.
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Abstract

The ectopic development of teeth has been reported in many locations including the nasal cavity, maxillary sinus and the chin. Ectopic teeth may be permanent, deciduous or supernumerary. A case is presented in which a supernumerary tooth erupted into the maxillary sinus of an 11 year old boy.

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