Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Bukit Baru, Melaka, Malaysia lynn.varghese@manipal.edu.my
  • 2 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Bukit Baru, Melaka, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, College of Dental Sciences, Davangere, Karnataka, India
  • 4 Department of Prosthodontics, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Bukit Baru, Melaka, Malaysia
BMJ Case Rep, 2020 Jul 20;13(7).
PMID: 32690568 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-234699

Abstract

Chronic apical periodontitis associated with dental pulp necrosis is the main cause of odontogenic extraoral cutaneous sinus openings. These tracts are often initially misdiagnosed unless the treating clinician considers a dental aetiology. This case report of a 19-year-old woman describes the diagnosis and treatment of an extraoral cutaneous sinus tract of odontogenic origin. Non-surgical conservative endodontic therapy was opted as the involved teeth were restorable. One month after the completion of obturation, there was closure of the sinus tract. One year follow-up showed complete resolution of the sinus tract with minimal scar formation.

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