Naslov
Traumatic displacement of a maxillary primary canine tooth into the middle nasal concha presenting as chronic facial pain : a case report

Autori
Bušić, Njegoslav ; Mihovilović, Ante ; Poljak, Nikola Kolja ; Macan, Darko

Izvornik
Journal of Oral and Facial Pain and Headache (2333-0384) 29 (2015), 2; 203-206

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, stručni

Ključne riječi
tooth displacement; middle turbinate; misdiagnosis; chronic facial pain.

Sažetak
The case of a 32-year-old female who sustained a nasal bone fracture and a dental trauma at the age of 9 is described in this paper. Misdiagnosis of the dental displacement into the middle turbinate at the initial examination led to chronic facial pain. The cause of the pain remained undiagnosed, incorrectly diagnosed or misinterpreted by several medical specialists, including an otolaryngologist, neurologist, physiatrist, ophthalmologist, internist, radiologist, oral surgeon, dentist and the patient's family physician. Finally, 23 years after the dental trauma a multislice computed tomogram revealed that the primary maxillary canine was dislocated into the right middle nasal concha. The tooth, which had become embedded into necrotic, inflammatory tissue was removed by endoscopic surgery leading to full resolution of the patient's pain.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Dentalna medicina

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