A Case of Ectopic Tooth with Superimposed Fungal Infection in Nasal Cavity of Cleft Lip and Palate Patient / 대한이비인후과학회지

ABSTRACT

Ectopic teeth (ET) occur in a wide variety of sites such as palate, mandibular condyle, coronoid process, orbit, maxillary antrum and nasal cavity. To date, the precise etiology of ET is still unknown. Although ET can be present in patients without any associated syndrome or development anomaly, it can be frequently associated with cleft lip, palate or other syndromes such as Gardner's syndrome, cleidocranial dysplasia, and etc. The Candida species are yeast fungi, which are pathogenic saprophytes, but the infection of the nose and sinuses is rare. We report a case of cleft lip and palate patient presenting with a history of foul odor, who was found to have an ectopic tooth in the nasal cavity with superimposed candidal infection.