TY - JOUR
T1 - An unusual case of a cheek abscess in a patient with oral submucous fibrosis
AU - Dhakal, Sushma Pandey
AU - Pai, Keerthilatha M.
AU - Nayak, Ajay G.
AU - Vineetha, Ravidranath
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Abscess formation in the soft tissues of the face is not an uncommonly encountered phenomenon in dental practice. However, the presence of oral mucosal pathologies can alter the manifestation of abscess formation. We report the illustration of a 51-year-old man, a known case of oral submucous fibrosis, who presented to us with a buccal abscess. After drainage of the abscess 2 days later, a piece of meat-bone was retrieved and found to be the causative factor. The paper discusses briefly the effects of such foreign body impaction and the clinician's role in the management.
AB - Abscess formation in the soft tissues of the face is not an uncommonly encountered phenomenon in dental practice. However, the presence of oral mucosal pathologies can alter the manifestation of abscess formation. We report the illustration of a 51-year-old man, a known case of oral submucous fibrosis, who presented to us with a buccal abscess. After drainage of the abscess 2 days later, a piece of meat-bone was retrieved and found to be the causative factor. The paper discusses briefly the effects of such foreign body impaction and the clinician's role in the management.
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U2 - 10.5005/jp-journals-10011-1180
DO - 10.5005/jp-journals-10011-1180
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85109199421
SN - 0972-1363
VL - 23
SP - S399-S400
JO - Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology
JF - Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology
IS - SUPPL.3
ER -