Maxillary antral mucocoele caused by ectopic canine tooth in maxillary sinus

Abstract

A seventeen year old male presented with a 5 month history of left sided purulent rhinorrhoea and left facial pain. Occlusal view X-ray of maxilla showed the presence of an ectopic canine in the leftt anterosuperior aspect of the maxillary sinus entrapped in soft tissue. Surgical removal of the tooth and the diseased antral tissue was undertaken via a Caldwell-Luc procedure with resolution of symptoms.

Keywords

Ectopic canine - extraction - maxillary antrum - mucocoele

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