Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with long-term runny nose had tooth root stuck in nose removed
By Bellei, Emma et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2015·From the Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: An Unusual Case of a Nasal Foreign Body in a Cat with Chronic Nasal Discharge.
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Plain-English summary
A cat with a year-long history of a runny nose was found to have a large piece of a tooth root stuck in its right nasal cavity. The cat had previously had a tooth removed, which likely led to this issue. After using an endoscope to carefully remove the tooth fragment, the cat's nasal discharge completely cleared up. A follow-up a year later showed that the cat was healthy and had no more breathing problems.
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Abstract
This report describes a cat infected with the feline infectious virus and a 1 yr history of unilateral mucopurulent nasal discharge. Intraoral radiography and endoscopic examination revealed the presence of a large fragment of tooth root in the right nasal cavity. The cat had previously undergone maxillary canine tooth (104) extraction. The root was successfully removed by an endoscopic-assisted procedure, and follow-up examination 1 yr later documented complete disappearance of the respiratory signs.
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