Cutaneous sinus of dental origin: a diagnosis requiring clinical and radiologic correlation.

摘要: Cutaneous sinuses may arise from chronic dental infections. These sinus tracts usually appear as suppurative lesions of the chin or neck. Diagnosis is made by palpating lesion and radiologic examination demonstrating periapical abscess. Treatment with extraction root canal results in resorption inflammatory fistula. Since many patients origin do not have any complaints tooth mouth pain, correct diagnosis be overlooked unsuspecting clinician.