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man with breathing issues has tooth growing inside nasal passage

ever heard of someone with a tooth inside their nose? n...

by postmedia news

feb 25 2022
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ever heard of someone with a tooth inside their nose?
neither have we, but one new york man actually had this scenario to blame for breathing issues.
the man had trouble breathing and was stunned when doctors found a half-inch long tooth growing inside his nasal passage, according to reports.

the 38-year-old, whose identity was not released, had reported to the doctor after experiencing breathing difficulties for several years, according to a new england journal of medicine case study.

after an examination it was found that the man had a deviated septum and bone-like growths in the nose. the man’s face looked normal though, which prompted a follow-up.
oral and maxillofacial surgeons sagar khanna and michael turner conducted a rhinoscopy — a nasal exam done via a tube-like instrument with a light and lens — whereupon they discovered a “hard, non-tender, white mass” poking up through “the floor of the right nostril.”
he had a 15-millimeter ectopic tooth, which is defined as having a grub grinder in an abnormal place. the condition is exceedingly rare and normally entails teeth sprouting up in the jawbone under the gum rather than in the nose, a condition that affects from 0.1 to 1% of the population, according to a 2019 study.
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it’s not clear what caused the strange development, but doctors were able to remove the tooth and he is reportedly now doing ok.
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