Year: 2024 | Month: May | Volume: 14 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 234-241
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20240530
Non-Surgical Management of Extraoral Cutaneous Sinus Tract with Odontogenic Origin of Mandibular Incisors - A Case Series
Dr. Priyanka Rudrapada1, Dr. Prashanth BR2, Dr. Rupali Karale3, Dr. Jaishri Khed4, Dr. Manjula SP5
1Final year Post Graduate Student, Dept of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, KLE Society’s Institute of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru
2Professor, Dept of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, KLE Society’s Institute of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru
3Professor and HOD, Dept of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, KLE Society’s Institute of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru
4Reader, Dept of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, KLE Society’s Institute of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru
5Reader, Dept of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, KLE Society’s Institute of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru
Corresponding Author: Dr. Priyanka Rudrapada
ABSTRACT
An extraoral sinus is normally the consequence of long-standing odontogenic chronic infection due to caries, trauma, or more rarely periodontal infection or disease. In the extraoral form, the sinus tract may open anywhere on the face or the neck. It is commonly found on the cheeks, the chin, the angle of the mandible, and occasionally on the nasal floor. Extraoral odontogenic sinus tract can be treated either by conventional surgical methods and non-surgical methods. This case series reports conservative management of two cases of misdiagnosed extraoral sinus tracts of odontogenic origin in different parts of the face and the neck. These case reports provide evidence that Nonsurgical management of periapical lesions shows a high success rate and nonsurgical approach should be adopted before resorting to surgery.
Key words: Extraoral cutaneous sinus tract, extraoral sinus, odontogenic origin, mandibular incisors.