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A case of tooth-filling antral rhinolithiasis presenting with blockage of the osteomeatal complex.

Raman V, Padgham N

Departments of Radiology, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Trust, St Thomas' Street, London, UK. ramanvivek@hotmail.com

Tooth-filling antral rhinolithiasis is the phenomenon by which dental fillings are extruded into the maxillary sinus and are a source of infection. These fillings eventually become coated by salts of calcium and therefore form a stone. We describe a rare case in which the dental amalgam was eventually seen to cause osteomeatal complex obstruction after entering the sinus.

Published 10 December 2007 in Br J Radiol, 80(960): e299-300.
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