title: Recurrent sinus of the cheek due to a retained foreign body: report of an unusual case.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Student, Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal-57604, Karnataka, India. drajitauluck@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Auluck
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Behanan
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shetty
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002610:Cheek; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014934:Wood