The key facts
- A tooth fragment was found by chance on a CT scan before implantation at the Pushkino hospital named after Professor Rozanov
- The removal was performed endoscopically through the natural openings of the nose, without external incisions
- A deviated nasal septum was corrected at the same time; the patient was discharged after two days
An accidental discovery before implantation
At the Pushkino Clinical Hospital named after Professor Rozanov, doctors extracted a tooth fragment from a man's maxillary sinus, which had been discovered by chance during preparation for a dental implant. This was reported by the Moscow Region Ministry of Healthcare. The fragment was detected during a CT scan, while the patient experienced no noticeable discomfort and, before the examination, had no idea that a piece of the root had remained in his body after a tooth extraction. According to the ministry, the foreign body was located in a hard-to-reach spot and could over time have damaged the bony wall of the sinus.
How a tooth ends up in the sinus
Seda Savelova, head of the ENT department, explained that the roots of the upper teeth lie very close to the maxillary sinuses: sometimes only a thin bony plate separates them, so during a tooth extraction a small fragment can break off and enter the sinus.
The operation and a similar case in Serpukhov
The operation was performed endoscopically, without external incisions. At the same time, the surgeons corrected a deviated nasal septum, which had caused the man chronic nasal congestion. The procedure was successful, and just two days later the patient was discharged from the hospital in satisfactory condition. Life.ru also recalls a similar case in Serpukhov, where doctors removed from a woman's maxillary sinus a fragment of dental filling that had been there for several years — it, too, was discovered by chance on a CT scan before a dental implant was placed.
