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An unusual facial sinus
Author(s) -
Cheung L. K.,
Samman N.,
Lee E.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1996.tb05646.x
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , sinus (botany) , maxillary sinus , dentistry , surgical excision , anatomy , orthodontics , surgery , biology , botany , genus
An unusual presentation of a chronic suppurative granuloma on the alar base area originating from a maxillary lateral incisor is reported. Treatment involved adequate endodontic therapy with simultaneous apical surgery and excision of the granuloma and sinus tract. Awareness of the possible dental origin of facial sinuses, despite their unusual location, is emphasized.