PubMed · 1991 · 39 citations · 0 references
DentistryOral PathologyMaxillofacial PathologyDental AnatomyMaxillary AnatomyParanasal Sinus AnatomyTooth EruptionMaxillary Sinus DiseaseMaxillary Sinus MorphologyMaxillary Sinus PathologyThird Molar Anatomy
Eruption of a tooth into a nonoral environs is rare. Ectopic eruption of the tooth into the nasal cavity and chin has been reported before. This is a report of an ectopic third molar tooth in the roof of the maxillary sinus, which has not, to our knowledge, been reported before.