Bone Fragments in the Nasal Cavity, A Report of Two Cases.

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Bone fragments in the nasal cavity are rarely observed. The following two case reports describe a rhinolith and an ectopic tooth in the nasal cavity.Case 1. A 68-year-old male with recurrent epistaxis on both sides of the nose had a hard immobile bone fragment in the posterior portion of each side of the nasal cavity X-ray examination showed a transversely placed, sharply defined, homogeneous calcified lesion in both nasal cavities. The calcification was considered to have dropped from the choanae spontaneously. The rhinolith had bone fragments as its nucleus.Case 2. A 54-year-old female who had been aware of nasal obstruction, purulent rhinorrhea and epistaxis on the right side for 3 years. Nasal examination showed a hard immobile mass located between the nasal septum and the inferior turbinate. X-ray examination showed a fully developed ectopic tooth on the right side of the nasal cavity. Under local anesthesia, the ectopic tooth was removed by the intranasal approach and it was identified as a canine tooth.
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