ISSN 2347-5579 CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT OF EXTRA-ORAL SINUS TRACT ASSOCIATED WITH ODONTOGENIC INFECTION IN A SINGLE VISIT : REPORT OF TWO CASES

Odontogenic cutaneous sinus tracts are often misdiagnosed as lesions of non-odontogenic origin, leading to the treatment of patients with unnecessary and ineffective therapies. Sinus tracts of endodontic origin usually respond well to endodontic therapy. Draining sinus tract of odontogenic origin is one of the indications for single visit endodontics, but extra-oral sinus tract is generally treated in a multiple visit procedure. The present article aims to report two cases of cutaneous sinus tracts in the submental area which were treated conservatively by endodontic treatment following single visit protocol.

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