Cutaneous sinus tracts (or emerging sinus tracts) of odontogenic origin: a report of 3 cases
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Cutaneous sinus tracts (or emerging sinus tracts) of odontogenic origin: a report of 3 cases
Three cases are presented in which patients presented with either cutaneous swelling or cutaneous sinus tracts of odontogenic origin. A cutaneous sinus tract of odontogenic origin is a pathway through the alveolar bone that typically begins at the apex of an infected tooth or of an infected portion of the dental alveolus and empties infected material (pus) through the skin. Where as the more co...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1179-1357
DOI: 10.2147/cciden.s6472