Volume 25, Issue 115, September 2021

Cutaneous sinus tract of dental origin in pediatric patient: A case report

Sneha Khekade^1♦, Shweta Chandak², Suryakant Kumar³, Arun Sajjanar⁴, Niharika Gahlod¹, Miranda George⁵, Milind Wasnik¹

¹Senior Lecturer, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti dental college and hospital, Wanadongri, Hingna, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
²Consultant Paediatric Dentist, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
³Reader, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti dental college and hospital, Wanadongri, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
⁴Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti dental college and hospital, Wanadongri, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
⁵Senior Lecturer, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India

^♦Corresponding author
Senior Lecturer, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti dental college and hospital, Wanadongri, Hingna, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

ABSTRACT

Cutaneous sinus tract develop due to misdiagnosis of persistent dental infections as it may look similar to other cutaneous lesions and misdiagnosis may lead to cutaneous scar formation, psychological trauma to the patient so the correct identification of etiology and diagnosis is important. This is a case report of dentoalvolar abscess with extra oral sinus in relation to mandibular left first molar of an 11 year old male Pediatric patient. In this case report description of diagnosis, root canal treatment and surgical incision is presented.

Keywords: Dental infection, cutaneous sinus tract, Root canal treatment

Medical Science, 2021, 25(115), 2198-2202

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