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Rhinolithiasis Due to Supernumerary Ectopic Tooth: Very Rare Case

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An ectopic supernumerary tooth causing the formation of rhinolith was never reported before in the medical literature. A 30 years old male patient presented to our hospital with one sided nasal obstruction, recurrent epistaxis, and nasal discharge. Anterior rhinoscopy, nasal endoscopy and X-ray paranasal sinuses revealed a rhinolith in the left nasal cavity. Preoperative evaluation and post operative examination of the specimen proved that the nidus of rhinolith was a supernumerary ectopic tooth.

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  1. Department of ENT, Narayana Medical College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India

    Nara Janardhan, S. Rajesh Kumar, R. Raghavendra Reddy & C. Aruna Kumar

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Janardhan, N., Kumar, S.R., Reddy, R.R. et al. Rhinolithiasis Due to Supernumerary Ectopic Tooth: Very Rare Case. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 65, 383–384 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-012-0493-x

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