High-positioned impacted supernumerary teeth near the nasal floor in the maxillary anterior region pose significant surgical challenges, as conventional labial or palatal approaches often require extensive bone removal and risk injuring adjacent teeth. This case report describes a 14-year-old female with recurrent swelling and discomfort in the maxillary anterior region....
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Discussion
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✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦
No actionable change — this article is an oral surgery case report with no relevance to audiology practice.
✦ Why It Matters ✦
This article has no relevance to the audiology field and appears to have been indexed in error for this audience.
✦ Key Points ✦
- 01Case report describes removal of a high-positioned impacted supernumerary tooth via nasal floor approach.
- 02Surgical access was through the maxillary vestibule (upper gum area).
- 03No audiology, hearing, or vestibular relevance is present in this article.
- 04Appears to be a dental/oral surgery publication included in error.
✦ Research metadata ✦
- PMID
- 42973871
- DOI
- 10.3389/fdmed.2026.1942302.
- Journal
- Frontiers in Dental Medicine
- Publication type
- case_report
- Evidence level
- 4
- Sample size
- 1
- Population
- Single patient with a high-positioned impacted supernumerary tooth in the maxillary anterior region
- Intervention
- Nasal floor surgical approach via maxillary vestibular access for tooth removal
Primary outcomes
Successful removal of impacted supernumerary tooth; Surgical access feasibility