ECTOPIC TOOTH IN THE MEDIAL WALL OF MAXILLARY SINUS – A CASSE OF INFECTED ODONTOGENIC KERATOCYST

DR.SANKAR VINOD VICHATTU; DR AABU VARGHESE; DR.ARUN GEORGE; DR.PAUL STEAPHEN; DR.NINAN THOMAS; DR.KIRAN K.S

Volume : V, Issue : VI, June - 2016

ECTOPIC TOOTH IN THE MEDIAL WALL OF MAXILLARY SINUS – A CASSE OF INFECTED ODONTOGENIC KERATOCYST

Dr. Sankar Vinod Vichattu, Dr Aabu Varghese, Dr. Arun George, Dr. Paul Steaphen, Dr. Ninan Thomas, Dr. Kiran K. S

Abstract :

 Ectopic tooth in maxillary sinus is a rare entity. It may lead to local sinonasal symptoms. The ectopic teeth in non–dental localizations have been reported in the nasal cavity, maxillary sinus, chin, mandibular condyle, coronoid process , palate and orbital cavity. The pathogenesis of ectopic teeth is unknown and various tissue interactions during tooth development leads to its formation. Permanent, deciduous, or supernumerary teeth can be ectopic. The treatment of an ectopic maxillary molar is surgical removal through Caldwell Luc procedure, transnasal extraction and endoscopically assisted extraction. We present a case of an ectopic third molar tooth which was present in the medial wall of left maxillary sinus and was removed via the anterior wall osteotomy with its diseased antral tissue.