Ectopic tooth

 

Ectopic tooth in soft palate area with surrounding erythema. It caused pain and discomfort during swallowing. Feeling of foreign body in the throat. 

Rx:

- Assess the dentition and make sure all teeth are present. 

- Extract the ectopic tooth carefully to avoid injury to adjacent vital structures.

- Reimplantation may be done in place of a missing or displaced tooth. 

**In the above case however, the tooth fell off by itself and symptoms improved thereafter.

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