TY - JOUR
T1 - Recurrent sinus of the cheek due to a retained foreign body
T2 - Report of an unusual case
AU - Auluck, A.
AU - Behanan, A. G.
AU - Pai, K. M.
AU - Shetty, C.
PY - 2005/3/26
Y1 - 2005/3/26
N2 - Pathological sinuses in the maxillofacial region are frequently encountered in clinical practice. These sinuses may be a sequelae of periapical and periodontal pathologies or infections like osteomyelitis, actinomycosis etc. Classical clinical symptoms and radiographic features accompany all these infections. Rarely, sinuses in the oro-facial region can be sequelae of retained occult foreign bodies like wood in the soft tissues. We report a case of recurrent sinus of the cheek caused by an occult wooden splinter and discuss its diagnosis and clinical management.
AB - Pathological sinuses in the maxillofacial region are frequently encountered in clinical practice. These sinuses may be a sequelae of periapical and periodontal pathologies or infections like osteomyelitis, actinomycosis etc. Classical clinical symptoms and radiographic features accompany all these infections. Rarely, sinuses in the oro-facial region can be sequelae of retained occult foreign bodies like wood in the soft tissues. We report a case of recurrent sinus of the cheek caused by an occult wooden splinter and discuss its diagnosis and clinical management.
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U2 - 10.1038/sj.bdj.4812172
DO - 10.1038/sj.bdj.4812172
M3 - Article
C2 - 15789088
AN - SCOPUS:17144425371
SN - 0007-0610
VL - 198
SP - 337
EP - 339
JO - British Dental Journal
JF - British Dental Journal
IS - 6
ER -