Non surgical endodontic treatment of cutaneous extraoral sinus tract: Report of 2 cases

Authors

  • Gijo John Al-Azhar Dental College, Kerala,India
  • Tejpal Singh Nanded Rural Dental College & ResearchCentre, Nanded, Maharashtra,India
  • Ahtesham Aleem Hyderabad,Telangana,India
  • Niyati Singh Thakur Vivekananda Dental Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana,India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2015.2.2s.2

Keywords:

Cutaneous Sinus tract, Non surgical treatment, Periapical Lesion

Abstract

A cutaneous sinus tract of dental origin is a commonly misdiagnosed lesion. The inability to arrive at proper diagnosis due to absence of symptoms and its rare occurrence leads to inefficient treatment planning involving antibiotic regimens, multiple biopsies and surgeries. This lesion usually occurs as a result of long standing inflammatory process of the pulp that is necrotic. It is usually seen in the chin, cheek and sub-mandibular area. The patient is usually unaware of the underlying dental problem and tends to approach a general physician or a dermatologist for the same. An improper diagnosis results in recurrence of the lesion again and again. The present article aims to report two cases of cutaneous sinus tracts of dental origin in the sub mental area which were nonsurgically treated with conservative endodontic therapy.

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Author Biographies

Gijo John, Al-Azhar Dental College, Kerala,India

Assistant Professor, Department of Conservative & Endodontic,

Tejpal Singh, Nanded Rural Dental College & ResearchCentre, Nanded, Maharashtra,India

Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, 

Ahtesham Aleem, Hyderabad,Telangana,India

Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial
Surgery,

Niyati Singh Thakur, Vivekananda Dental Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana,India

Dental Surgeon, 

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Published

2015-12-31

How to Cite

Gijo John, Tejpal Singh, Ahtesham Aleem, & Niyati Singh Thakur. (2015). Non surgical endodontic treatment of cutaneous extraoral sinus tract: Report of 2 cases . Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences, 2(4(s), 11–14. https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2015.2.2s.2