title: Conservative management of persistent facial cutaneous sinus tract with a dental origin.
abstract: Facial and cervical area sinus tracts can be odontogenic or non-odontogenic, and so clinicians should be aware that lesions with a dental origin can be confused with dermatological lesions. We describe three cases of cutaneous lesions of dental origin that were initially misdiagnosed as being dermatological in origin. Multiple unsuccessful treatments were attempted but the lesions failed to heal. However, conservative endodontic intervention resulted in complete resolution of the causative periapical lesions within a short period, making surgery unnecessary. Dental aetiology, as part of a differential diagnosis, must be considered in such oro-facial lesions.
authors.affiliation: Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Umesh
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Charankamal Kaur
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Dharmani
authors.affiliation: Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Binu Johnson
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: George
authors.affiliation: Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, SMBT Dental College and Hospital, Tal. Sangamner, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Sathish
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abraham
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003751:Dental Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult